The Works of Lucian of Samosata Quotes

“Dreams are great magicians.”
― Lucian of Samosata, The Works of Lucian of Samosata

“Once when he [Demonax, a supposed Cynic sage] came upon two uncouth philosophers inquiring and wrangling with one another--one of them putting absurd questions, the other answering perfectly irrelevantly--he said "Don't you think, my friends, that one of these guys is milking a he-goat and the other putting a sieve underneath it?”
― Lucian of Samosata, The Works of Lucian of Samosata

“We are sent to you, Priests of Delphi, by Phalaris our master, with instructions to present this bull to the God, and to speak the necessary words on behalf of the offering and its donor. Such being our errand, it remains for us to deliver his message, which is as follows:”
― Lucian of Samosata, Complete Works of Lucian