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...
false-love catchy
There is a false love that will make you something you are not.
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.
truth lying deep-down
Democritus says, "But we know nothing really; for truth lies deep down."
wine people pay
To the question what wine he found pleasant to drink, he replied, "That for which other people pay.
simple complicated
We have complicated every simple gift of the gods.
appreciate loan cloaks
If your cloak was a gift, I appreciate it; if it was a loan, I'm not through with it yet.
house body disease
As houses well stored with provisions are likely to be full of mice, so the bodies of those that eat much are full of diseases.
people musical sound
People who talk well but do nothing are like musical intruments; the sound is all they have to offer.
greek-philosopher sun
The sun too penetrates into privies, but is not polluted by them.
bears disgust kinds second third three vine
The vine bears three kinds of grapes: the first of pleasure, the second of intoxication, the third of disgust