“Young men not ought to marry yet, and old men never ought to marry at all.” MenYoungMarriageOughtYoung ManOld Man Author:Diogenes
“When Alexander the Great addressed him with greetings, and asked if he wanted anything, Diogenes replied "Yes, stand a little out of my sunshine."” IfsLittlesWantedSunshineGreetingsMy Sunshine Author:Diogenes
“Aristotle dines when it seems good to King Philip, but Diogenes when he himself pleases.” SeemsKingsPleasePhilipDine Author:Diogenes
“Being asked where in Greece he saw good men, he replied, "Good men nowhere, but good boys at Sparta."” MenBoysSawsGood ManGreeceGood BoySparta Author:Diogenes
“When some one boasted that at the Pythian games he had vanquished men, Diogenes replied, "Nay, I defeat men, you defeat slaves."” MenGamesSlaveDefeat Author:Diogenes
“There are many who lust for the simple answers of doctrine or decree. They are on the left and right. They are not confined to a single part of the society. They are terrorists of the mind.” MindLeftSimpleAnswersTerroristLustDoctrineConfinedDecreeLeft And Right Author:A. Bartlett Giamatti
“To Xeniades, who had purchased Diogenes at the slave market, he said, "Come, see that you obey orders."” SaidOrderSlave Author:Diogenes
“One day, observing a child drinking out of his hands, he cast away the cup from his wallet with the words, "A child has beaten me in plainness of living."” ChildrenHandsOne DayDrinkingCastsCupsBeatenObservingWalletsCast AwayPlainness Author:Diogenes
“Plato had defined Man as an animal, biped and featherless, and was applauded. Diogenes plucked a fowl and brought it into the lecture-room with the words, "Behold Plato's man!"” MenAnimalRoomsDefinedPlatoLecturesFowlPlato S Author:Diogenes
