iii. 3. 52
Quotes by and about Diogenes
“When the slave auctioneer asked in what he was proficient, he replied, "In ruling people."”
Diogenes of Sinope (-404–-322 BC) ancient Greek philosopher, one of the founders of the Cynic philosophy
Diogenes Laërtius, vi. 74
Quoted by Diogenes Laërtius
Diogenes Laërtius (180–240) biographer of ancient Greek philosophers
Socrates, 16.
The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers (c. 200 A.D.), Book 2: Socrates, his predecessors and followers
Diogenes of Sinope (-404–-322 BC) ancient Greek philosopher, one of the founders of the Cynic philosophy
From Plutarch, Alexander, 14. Cf. Diogenes Laërtius, vi. 38, Cicero, Tusculan Disputations, v. 32
Quoted by Plutarch
Diogenes of Sinope (-404–-322 BC) ancient Greek philosopher, one of the founders of the Cynic philosophy
Diogenes Laërtius, vi. 33, 43
Quoted by Diogenes Laërtius
Diogenes Laërtius (180–240) biographer of ancient Greek philosophers
Diogenes, 6.
The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers (c. 200 A.D.), Book 6: The Cynics
“Ask your child what he wants for dinner only if he's buying.”
Fran Lebowitz book Social Studies
"Parental Guidance".
Social Studies (1981)
Diogenes of Sinope (-404–-322 BC) ancient Greek philosopher, one of the founders of the Cynic philosophy
Diogenes Laërtius, vi. 27
Quoted by Diogenes Laërtius
Diogenes Laërtius (180–240) biographer of ancient Greek philosophers
Aristotle, 9.
The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers (c. 200 A.D.), Book 5: The Peripatetics
Frederick Douglass (1818–1895) American social reformer, orator, writer and statesman
Appendix
1840s, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave (1845)
