![]() Diogenes would ignore this and simply wipe his face with his sleeve. Often when he was begging, Diogenes would be spat on by the people who passed him. During the evening, one of the guests became so outraged by Diogenes’ general behavior that he began to throw bones at him, calling him a “dog.” Whereupon Diogenes got up, went to the guest, cocked up his leg and urinated on him. When someone once asked Diogenes why he often laughed by himself, he said, “For that very reason.”ĭiogenes was once invited to dinner by a wealthy man. “Well then, why do you remain in this life?” “A Socrates gone mad,” he replied.ĭiogenes ridiculed Plato for being long-winded.ĭiogenes was asked, “What is the difference between life and death?” Later, Plato was asked what he thought of Diogenes. Sucking, as one would suck venom from a wound, he proclaimed, “Thus I purify the tree.”Īgog, the man stood there marveling while Diogenes walked off.ĭiogenes was once asked what he thought of Socrates. “I wouldn’t touch this fruit! A man hung himself from the tree just the other day,” warned the man, obviously believing the tree to be cursed.īy way of answer, Diogenes sank his teeth into the fig he was holding. “Because,” replied Diogenes, “one can make eunuchs out of men, but no one can make a man out of eunuchs.”ĭiogenes was gathering figs and had just filled his bag when a stranger came along the road. “Why is it, Diogenes, that pupils leave you to go to other teachers, but rarely do they leave them to come to you?” “Of course,” replied Diogenes, “I am like a teacher of choruses who has to sing louder than the rest in order they may get the right note.”Ī student of philosophy, eager to display his powers of argument, approached Diogenes, introduced himself and said, “If it pleases you, sir, let me prove to you that there is no such thing as motion.” Whereupon Diogenes immediately got up and left.Ī disciple asked Diogenes, “What is the main reason for wearing a cynics robe and the begging bowl?” “But aren’t you overdoing it a little?” a disciple asked. He did this to harden himself against discomfort. In winter Diogenes walked barefoot in the snow. For this reason, he was given the epithet “dog,” from which the name “cynic” is derived.īelow I’d like to share with you some of his wisest philosophical teachings. He was an ascetic, begging his food and living in very poor conditions, with his greatest joy being to challenge people’s beliefs and values.ĭiogenes didn’t adhere to the conventions of society rather, he preffered to follow his inner voice. Website built by, of Sinope was a very playful philosopher who is said to have lived in ancient Greece between 412 -323 BC. This page (including original commentary, organization, lists, markup, page layout, etc.) © 2022 by. 2009): "Necrosha: Part 1"Īll characters, images, comics and source material © by their respective copyright holders. 2009): "Return of the Legion 3: Cognitive Therapy" 3) #1 (July 2009): "Return of the Legion, Part 1: We Were Many, Once" ![]()
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