It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is differe… - Diogenes of Sinope

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It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours.

Diogenes of Sinope

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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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Plutarch Diogenes Laërtius Jonathan Swift François Rabelais Aristophanes

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The noblest people are those despising wealth, learning, pleasure and life; esteeming above them poverty, ignorance, hardship and death.

When Alexander the Great addressed him with greetings, and asked if he wanted anything, Diogenes replied "Yes, stand a little out of my sunshine."

When the slave auctioneer asked in what he was proficient, he replied, "In ruling people."

It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours. - Diogenes of Sinope

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