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Diogenes Biography

Diogenes (/daɪˈɒdʒəˌniːz/; Greek: Διογένης, Diogenēs [di.oɡénɛ͜ɛs]), also known as Diogenes the Cynic (Ancient Greek: Διογένης ὁ Κυνικός, Diogenēs ho Kunikos), was a Greek philosopher and one of the founders of Cynic philosophy. He was born in Sinope, an Ionian colony on the Black Sea, in 412 or 404 BC and died at Corinth in 323 BC.

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It is the privilege of the gods to want nothing, and of godlike men to want little.

Gods, Littles, Men, Nothing, Privilege, Want

When the slave auctioneer asked in what he was proficient, he replied, "In ruling people.

People, Proficient, Ruling, Slave

Most men are within a finger's breadth of being mad.

Breadth, Insanity, Mad, Men

Fools! You think of "god" as a sentient being. God is the word used to represent a force. This force created nothing, it just helps things along. It does not answer prayers, although it may make you think of a way to solve a problem. It has the power to influence you, but not decide for you.

Prayer, Religious, Sentient, Solve, Thinking, Way

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.

Men, Poor, Rich, Time, Whenever

To Xeniades, who had purchased Diogenes at the slave market, he said, "Come, see that you obey orders.

Come, Order, Purchased, Said, Slave, Xeniades

If your cloak was a gift, I appreciate it; if it was a loan, I'm not through with it yet.

Appreciate, Cloak, Cloaks, Gift, Loan

When some one boasted that at the Pythian games he had vanquished men, Diogenes replied, "Nay, I defeat men, you defeat slaves.

Boasted, Defeat, Games, Men, Slaves, Vanquished

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.

Ardent, Friendship, Good Friend, Men, Take, Task

He has the most who is most content with the least.

Content, Old Soul

Aristotle was once asked what those who tell lies gain by it. Said he - That when they speak truth they are not believed.

Asked, Gains, Lies, Lying, Tell, Truth

Good men nowhere, but good boys at Sparta.

Boys, Good, Good Man, Men, Sparta

The foundation of every state is the education of its youth.

Foundation, Inspirational, Life, Motivational, State, Youth

Wise leaders generally have wise counselors because it takes a wise person themselves to distinguish them.

Counselor, Generally, Leaders, Leadership, Wise

Solon used to say that speech was the image of actions;. . . that laws were like cobwebs, - for that if any trifling or powerless thing fell into them, they held it fast; while if it were something weightier, it broke through them and was off.

Cobwebs, Fast, Law, Like, Solon, Speech

The sun, too, shines into cesspools and is not polluted.

Cesspools, Polluted, Shines, Shining, Sun

Plato had defined Man as an animal, biped and featherless, and was applauded. Diogenes plucked a fowl and brought it into the lecture-room with the words, "Here is Plato's man.

Animal, Fowl, Man, Men, Plato, Plucked

On being asked by someone how he could become famous, Diogenes responded: 'By worrying as little as possible about fame

Become, Fame, Littles, Possible, Worry

The most beautiful thing in the world is freedom of speech.

Beautiful, Freedom Of Speech, Speech, Thing, World

It was a favorite expression of Theophrastus that time was the most valuable thing that a man could spend.

Expression, Men, Theophrastus, Thing, Valuable

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