Diogenes Laërtius (180–240) biographer of ancient Greek philosophers
Anarcharsis, 5.
The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers (c. 200 A.D.), Book 2: Socrates, his predecessors and followers
Source: The Midnight Heir
Diogenes Laërtius (180–240) biographer of ancient Greek philosophers
Anarcharsis, 5.
The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers (c. 200 A.D.), Book 2: Socrates, his predecessors and followers
“Better to have one friend of great value, than many friends who were good for nothing.”
Anacharsis Scythian philosopher
As quoted in The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers by Diogenes Laërtius, as translated by C. D. Yonge, (1853), "Anacharsis" sect. 5, p. 48
David Gemmell book The King Beyond the Gate
Source: Drenai series, The King Beyond the Gate, Ch. 21