Such is the nature of men, that supposing they are in want o... - Diogenes Laërtius

This quote is attributed to Diogenes Laërtius.

"Such is the nature of men, that supposing they are in want of anything, they will make a shift to do without it."

Diogenes Laërtius Strength

Historian Biographer Ancient Greece

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