Think carefully about this matter, for it is not by any means what you think it is. "I will wear a rough cloak, and I will sleep on a hard bed. I will carry with me only a wallet and a walking stick, and I will begin to go from place to place, begging for my sustenance and reviling all those who cross my path. And if I see anyone getting rid of superfluous hair or cutting his hair in a fancy way, or walking about in scarlet clothes, I will come down hard on him." If you think that this is what Cynicism is, keep yourself as far from it as you can. Don't even think about coming near it, for it
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