Diogenes of Sinope

And I," said he, "am Diogenes the dog." And when he was asked to what actions of his it was owing that he was called a dog, he said, "Because I fawn upon those who give me anything, and bark at those who give me nothing, and bite the rogues." Diogenes Laertios, . The single wooden bowl he possessed he destroyed on seeing a peasant boy drink from the hollow of his hands. When asked how to avoid the temptation to lust of the flesh, Diogenes pulled out his penis and began masturbating. When rebuked later about it, he replied "If only I could sooth my belly by rubbing it."

On a voyage to , Nicolas Poussin (1594-1665)

Drawing of Diogenes

Diogenes the Cynic, when a little before his death he fell into a slumber, and his physician rousing him out of it asked him whether anything ailed him, wisely answered, “Nothing, sir; only one brother anticipates another,—Sleep before Death.” Plutarch

Links

Diogenes Laertios, Life of Diogenes

Diogenes of Sinope (http://www.benbest.com/philo/diogenes.html)

Diogenes of Sinope; The Columbia World of Quotations (http://www.bartleby.com/66/54/16754.html)

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