ONE UPSMANSHIP
Diogenes visited Plato one day and perceiving that the floors were beautifully covered with carpets of the richest wool and finest dye, stamped his foot in scorn exclaiming: “Thus do I tread on the pride of Plato!” Plato mildly added, “With greater pride.” 2500 Anecdotes For All Occasions, Edmund Fuller, Ed., page 81.
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