'To a man who said, βThe Athenians have condemne...
'To a man who said, βThe Athenians have condemned you to die,β he replied, βAnd nature has also condemned them to die."' --Diogenes Laertius on Socrates
βI am searching for the bones of your father but cannot distinguish ...
βI am searching for the bones of your father but cannot distinguish them from those of a slave.β β Diogenes of Sinope (as he was asked by Alexander the Great what he was doing when staring into a pile of bones)
"Alexander the Great found the philosopher looking attentively at ...
"Alexander the Great found the philosopher looking attentively at a pile of human bones. Diogenes explained, "I am searching for the bones of your father but cannot distinguish them from those of a slave.β
"I am searching for the bones of your father but cannot distin...
"I am searching for the bones of your father but cannot distinguish them from those of a slave.β (Diogenes, staring at a pile of bones after being asked what he was doing by Alexander the great)
"As a matter of self-preservation, a man needs g...
"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." - Diogenes