Quotes by Antisthenes

• Observe your enemies, for they first find out your faults.
• As iron is eaten away by rust, so the envious are consumed by their own passion.
• I am sadly afraid that I must have done some wicked thing.
• Not to unlearn what you have learned is the most necessary kind of learning.
• Pay attention to your enemies, for they are the first to discover your mistakes.
• The most useful piece of learning for the uses of life is to unlearn what is untrue.
• There are only two people who can tell you the truth about yourself - an enemy who has lost his temper and a friend who loves you dearly.
• Quarrels often arise in marriages when the bridal gifts are excessive.