Aristippus passed Diogenes as he was washing lentils.
He said, “If you could but learn to flatter the king, you would not have to live on lentils.”
Diogenes said, “And if you could learn to live on lentils, you would not have to flatter the king.”
M will get a kick out of this, because he knows I hate lentils. But I don't turn my nose up at rice and beans, and I bake a mean loaf of bread.
Thanks to TJIC for the reminder of a story I haven't heard in many years.
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