Apollonius of Tyana

"I saw the Indian Brahmans living on the earth and not on it, walled without walls, and with no possessions except the whole world."

"disobey the earth and sharpen knives against the animals to gain clothing and food. The Indian Brahmans disapproved of this personally and taught the Naked Philosophers of Egypt to disapprove of it to…"

"You request my presence at the Olympic Games, and for that reason you have sent envoys. For myself, I would come for the spectacle of physical struggle, except that I would be abandoning the greater s…"

"If someone gives money to Apollonius, and the giver is someone considered respectable, he will take the money if he needs it. But he will not accept a fee for philosophy even if he does need it."

"Make yourself known as a philosopher, that is a free man."

"To speak falsely is the mark of a slave, but the truth is noble."

"The natural philosopher Heraclitus said that man is naturally irrational. If this is true, as it is true, then everyone who enjoys futile glory should hide his face."

"Greet your son Aristocleides from me. I pray he may not turn out like you, since you, too, were once an irreproachable young man."