To one who asked what was the proper time for lunch, he said, "If a rich man, when you will; if a poor man, when you can." (Diogenes of Sinope)

To one who asked what was the proper time for lunch, he said, "If a rich man, when you will; if a poor man, when you can."

Diogenes of Sinope

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