Lycinus
Oh, yes.Cynic
And economy a virtue?Lycinus
Yes, again.Cynic
Then, if you find me living economically, and others extravagantly, why blame me instead of them?Lycinus
I do not call your life more economical than other people’s; I call it more destitute—destitution and want, that is what it is; you are no better than the poor who beg their daily bread.Cynicus. Pseudo-Lucian. Henry Watson Fowler (Translator), Francis George Fowler (Translator). Medford, MA, USA. 2023-08-01.
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