Diogenes of Sinope: Being

Diogenes of Sinope was ancient Greek philosopher, one of the founders of the Cynic philosophy. Explore interesting quotes on being.

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“Being asked where in Greece he saw good men, he replied, "'Good men nowhere, but good boys at Sparta."”

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Diogenes Laërtius, vi. 27
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“He once begged alms of a statue, and, when asked why he did so, replied, "To get practice in being refused."”

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Diogenes Laërtius, vi. 49
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“On reaching Athens he fell in with Antisthenes. Being repulsed by him, because he never welcomed pupils, by sheer persistence Diogenes wore him out. Once when he stretched out his staff against him, the pupil offered his head with the words, “Strike, for you will find no wood hard enough to keep me away from you, so long as I think you've something to say."”

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Diogenes Laërtius, vi. 21,
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“He was going into a theatre, meeting face to face those who were coming out, and being asked why, "This," he said, "is what I practise doing all my life."”

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Diogenes Laërtius, vi. 64
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“He was seized and dragged off to King Philip, and being asked who he was, replied, "A spy upon your insatiable greed."”

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Diogenes Laërtius, vi. 43. Cf. Plutarch, Moralia, 70CD.
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