Diogenes the Cynic, 4th cen. B.C. Greek philosopher

What I like to drink most is wine that belongs to others.

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[dog's life] {n. phr.} A life of misery, poverty, and unhappiness. * /Diogenes, the Greek philosopher, lived a dog's life inside an empty barrel./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

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