Diogenes
Diogenes
Diogenes of Sinopewas a Greek philosopher and one of the founders of Cynic philosophy. Also known as Diogenes the Cynic, he was born in Sinope, an Ionian colony on the Black Sea, in 412 or 404 BC and died at Corinth in 323 BC...
hunger
Love comes with hunger.
sacrifice atheism
The sacrifice of Diogenes to all the gods.
two-friends keys secret
When two friends part they should lock up each other's secrets and exchange keys. The truly noble mind has no resentments.
humans
I am looking for a human.
dog kind greedy
I am Diogenes the Dog. I nuzzle the kind, bark at the greedy and bite scoundrels.
ignorance people hardship
The noblest people are those despising wealth , learning , pleasure and life ; esteeming above them poverty , ignorance , hardship and death .
people slave ruling
When the slave auctioneer asked in what he was proficient, he replied, "In ruling people .
citizens world said
Asked where he came from, he said, "I am a citizen of the world .
ego different boast
Boasting, like gilded armour, is very different inside from outside.
association sun
The Sun visits cesspools without being defiled.
kings greed spy
He was seized and dragged off to King Philip, and being asked who he was, replied, "A spy upon your insatiable greed .
tarantulas wonderful said
Perdiccas threatened to put him to death unless he came to him, "That's nothing wonderful," Diogenes said, "for a beetle or a tarantula would do the same.
thieves littles saws
Once he saw the officials of a temple leading away some one who had stolen a bowl belonging to the treasurers, and said, "The great thieves are leading away the little thief.
practice alms statues
He once begged alms of a statue, and, when asked why he did so, replied, "To get practice in being refused.