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When people laughed at him because he walked backward beneath the portico, he said to them: "Aren't you ashamed, you who walk backward along the whole path of existence, and blame me for walking backward along the path of the promenade?"

Diogenes of Sinope

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About Diogenes of Sinope

Diogenes of Sinope (or Diogenes the Cynic; c. 412 BC – 323 BC) was the most famous of the Cynic philosophers of ancient Greece. No writings of his survive, but his sayings are recorded by Diogenes Laërtius and others.

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Native Name: Διογένης ὁ Σινωπεύς

Alternative Names: Diogenes 'The Dog' of Sinope • Diogenes the Cynic • Diogenes

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