Crates of Thebes Quotes on Virtue
Crates of Thebes was a Greek Cynic philosopher and the principal student of Diogenes of Sinope. This page collects quotes attributed to Crates of Thebes on the topic of virtue, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Crates of Thebes:
“I have a country that is not consumed by famine, nor besieged by enemies, nor inhabited by strangers; this country is poverty.”
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Attributed to Crates of Thebes:
“True wealth is to want little.”
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Attributed to Crates of Thebes:
“The poor are friends of the wise.”
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Attributed to Crates of Thebes:
“He who is content with his lot is rich.”
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Attributed to Crates of Thebes:
“Custom is a shadow which the wise outrun.”