Theognetus (Greek: ÃÂõÃÂóý÷ÃÂÿÃÂ) was an Ancient Greek comic poet of the 3rd century BC.
The titles of three of his works survive.
Very few fragments of his works survive; this one comes from Athenaeus' Deipnosophistae (3.63).
<blockquote> âÂÂMan, youâÂÂre killing me! You are packed full of little speeches
From the Stoa Poikile and youâÂÂre sick.
âÂÂWealth is not any manâÂÂs possession, it is frost.
Wisdom is truly yours, it is ice, No one ever
Lost wisdom once he found it.â Fuck me!
What kind of a philosopher has god housed me with?
You learned your letters in reverse, wretch.
Your books have turned your life upside down.
You have philosophized nonsense to heaven and earth.
They donâÂÂt give a shit about your words.â </blockquote>