Diogenes
Diogenes
Diogenes of Sinopewas a Greek philosopher and one of the founders of Cynic philosophy. Also known as Diogenes the Cynic, he was born in Sinope, an Ionian colony on the Black Sea, in 412 or 404 BC and died at Corinth in 323 BC...
men should-have perfection
To arrive at perfection, a man should have very sincere friends or inveterate enemies; because he would be made sensible of his good or ill conduct, either by the censures of the one or the admonitions of the other.
truth lying gains
Aristotle was once asked what those who tell lies gain by it. Said he - That when they speak truth they are not believed.
men littles privilege
It is the privilege of the gods to want nothing, and of godlike men to want little.
appreciate loan cloaks
If your cloak was a gift, I appreciate it; if it was a loan, I'm not through with it yet.
men games defeat
When some one boasted that at the Pythian games he had vanquished men, Diogenes replied, "Nay, I defeat men, you defeat slaves .
sacrifice atheism
The sacrifice of Diogenes to all the gods.
gratitude judgement mind
The chief good is the suspension of the judgment [especially negative judgement], which tranquillity of mind follows like its shadow.
humans
I am looking for a human.
worry littles fame
By worrying as little as possible about fame.
self should criticize
To become self-educated you should condemn yourself for all those things that you would criticize others.
wise leader counselor
Wise leaders generally have wise counselors because it takes a wise person themselves to distinguish them.
friendship common all-things
All things are in common among friends.
art slave masters
The art of being a slave is to rule one's master.
thinking
Nothing can be produced out of nothing.