Diogenes of Sinope: Doing

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

Diogenes of Sinope: 66 quotes 46 likes

“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."”

Diogenes of Sinope

Diogenes Laërtius, vi. 44
Quoted by Diogenes Laërtius

Death

“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."”

Diogenes of Sinope

Diogenes Laërtius, vi. 64
Quoted by Diogenes Laërtius

Life

“Thieves and fighters do not come from eaters of barley-bread; but informers and tyrants come from meat-eaters.”

Diogenes of Sinope

Porphyry, On Abstinence from Killing Animals https://books.google.it/books?id=B5ojAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA0 as translated by Gillian Clark (2000), 1, 47, 3
Quoted by Porphyry