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About Diogenes

Diogenes was philosopher creator of cynicism. Diogenes the Cynic, also known as Diogenes of Sinope, was an ancient Greek philosopher during the period of Classical Greece, and one of the founders of Cynicism. Read more on Wikipedia →

Themes

  • Knowledge — The pursuit of learning, understanding, and intellectual growth

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“The sun, too, shines into cesspools and is not polluted.”
— Diogenes
Sun Too Shines

“When I look upon seamen, men of science and philosophers, man is the wisest of all beings; when I look upon priests and prophets nothing is as contemptible as man.”
— Diogenes
Man Men Look

“Why not whip the teacher when the pupil misbehaves?”
— Diogenes
Why Why Not Pupil

“Those who have virtue always in their mouths, and neglect it in practice, are like a harp, which emits a sound pleasing to others, while itself is insensible of the music.”
— Diogenes
Practice Sound Virtue

“Man is the most intelligent of the animals - and the most silly.”
— Diogenes
Man Silly Animals

“What I like to drink most is wine that belongs to others.”
— Diogenes
Wine Drink Like
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