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170–250 Greece
Philostratus or Lucius Flavius Philostratus (c. 170/172 – 247/250), called "the Athenian", was a Greek sophist of the Roman imperial period. His father was a minor sophist of the same name.
Also known as: Life of Apollonius of Tyana
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I, whenever I see thee, thirst, and holding the cup, apply it to my lips more for thy sake than for drinking.
XXV. Quoted in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922)
Drink to me with your eyes alone…. And if you will, take the cup to your lips and fill it with kisses, and give it so to me.
XXIV. Quoted in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922)
"What induces you, he [Domitian] said, "Apollonius, to dress yourself differently from everybody else, and to wear this peculiar and singular garb?" "Because," said Apollonius, "the earth which feeds me also clothes me, and I do not like to bother the poor animals."
Apollonius … explained his motive in practicing wisdom, declaring that the sole use he had made of it was to gain knowledge of the gods and an understanding of human affairs, for that the difficulty of knowing another man exceeded that of knowing oneself.