“Other dogs bite only their enemies, whereas I bite also my friends in order to save them.”
Diogenes of Sinope (-404–-322 BC) ancient Greek philosopher, one of the founders of the Cynic philosophy
Stobaeus, iii. 13. 44
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“Other dogs bite their enemies, but I my friends in order to save them.”
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iii. 13. 44
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