Antisthenes (-444–-365 BC) Greek philosopher
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From Lives and Opinions of the Eminent Philosophers by Diogenes Laërtius
“Being asked what learning is the most necessary, he replied, "How to get rid of having anything to unlearn."”
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From Lives and Opinions of the Eminent Philosophers by Diogenes Laërtius
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“When asked what learning was the most necessary, he said, "Not to unlearn what you have learned."”
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Antisthenes (-444–-365 BC) Greek philosopher
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