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...
boys men good-man
Being asked where in Greece he saw good men , he replied, "'Good men nowhere, but good boys at Sparta.
men games defeat
When some one boasted that at the Pythian games he had vanquished men, Diogenes replied, "Nay, I defeat men, you defeat slaves .
hurt educational men
No man is hurt but by himself.
friendship good-friend men
As a matter of self-preservation, a man needs good friends or ardent enemies, for the former instruct him and the latter take him to task.
men way honest
The only way to gall and fret effectively is for yourself to be a good and honest man.
time men rich
When asked what was the proper time for supper: If you are a rich man, whenever you please; and if you are a poor man, whenever you can.
wise men
It takes a wise man to discover a wise man.
boys men good-man
Good men nowhere, but good boys at Sparta.
dream men waking
The question was put to him, what hope is; and his answer was, "The dream of a waking man."
men expression valuable
It was a favorite expression of Theophrastus that time was the most valuable thing that a man could spend.
honesty men honest
I am looking for an honest man.
marriage men young
Young men not ought to marry yet, and old men never ought to marry at all.
men looks philosopher
When I look upon seamen, men of science and philosophers, man is the wisest of all beings; when I look upon priests and prophets nothing is as contemptible as man.
wise sweet men
There is only a finger's difference between a wise man and a fool.