Menippus of Gadara Quotes on Virtue
Menippus of Gadara was a Greek Cynic philosopher and satirist of the third century BC, traditionally born a slave and later freed, whose mixed-genre satires of philosophical pretension fused prose and verse, parody and earnest argument, in a form that came to be known after him as Menippean satire. This page collects quotes attributed to Menippus of Gadara on the topic of virtue, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Menippus of Gadara:
“The wise man is a stranger in every city, including his own.”
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Attributed to Menippus of Gadara:
“Mock the philosophers gently, and they may yet remember they were once human.”
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Attributed to Menippus of Gadara:
“Wealth is a heavier load than poverty, for it must be carried with one's reputation.”
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Attributed to Menippus of Gadara:
“A philosophy that has lost its sense of humor has lost its grip on the world.”