“He lit a lamp in broad daylight and said, as he went about, "I am looking for a human."”

— Diogenes of Sinope

Diogenes Laërtius, vi. 41. This line is frequently translated as "I am looking for an honest man."
Quoted by Diogenes Laërtius

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