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...
ought knows
I do not know whether there are gods, but there ought to be.
time men rich
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.
wise men
It takes a wise man to discover a wise man.
boys men good-man
Good men nowhere, but good boys at Sparta.
dream men waking
The question was put to him, what hope is; and his answer was, "The dream of a waking man."
kings greed spy
He was seized and dragged off to King Philip, and being asked who he was, replied, "A spy upon your insatiable greed .
dog giving fawns
I am called a dog because I fawn on those who give me anything, I yelp at those who refuse, and I set my teeth in rascals.
teacher why-not pupils
Why not whip the teacher when the pupil misbehaves?
hunger
Love comes with hunger.
men expression valuable
It was a favorite expression of Theophrastus that time was the most valuable thing that a man could spend.
cities house wealth
Virtue cannot dwell with wealth either in a city or in a house.
path blame existence
Aren't you ashamed, you who walk backward along the whole path of existence, and blame me for walking backward along the path of the promenade?
shining sun
The sun, too, shines into cesspools and is not polluted.
philosophy self practice
Self-taught poverty is a help toward philosophy , for the things which philosophy attempts to teach by reasoning , poverty forces us to practice .