Quotable Diogenes

[sdi]

"Isn't it strange that so many destroy their bodies when alive, but preserve their bodies when dead?"

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"As an overfull house attracts mice, so an overfull body attracts disease."

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"What philosophy teaches by reason, poverty teaches by necessity."

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When begging, Diogenes once received a fresh loaf of bread. He dumped the wheat kernels he had previously received out of his begging bowl, saying to them, "Stranger, make way for the king!"

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Diogenes made a point of living with as little as possible, and had, after much experimentation, finally whittled his possessions down to a cloak, a staff, and a bowl. One day as he was going to a fountain to get some water, he saw a boy drinking from it with his hands. Diogenes lamented, "All this effort, to be beaten by a child!" and smashed the bowl.

Comments

[thinking_turtle]

Love these Diogenes quotes! When I search it seems that none of Diogenes' writing survived. In which sources did you find these quotes?