"On reaching Athens he fell in with Antisthenes. Being repulsed by him, because he never welcomed pupils, by sheer per…"

"Being asked where in Greece he saw good men, he replied, "Good men nowhere, but good boys at Sparta.""

"When some one boasted that at the Pythian games he had vanquished men, Diogenes replied, "Nay, I defeat men, you defe…"

"To Xeniades, who had purchased Diogenes at the slave market, he said, "Come, see that you obey orders.""

"When Alexander the Great addressed him with greetings, and asked if he wanted anything, Diogenes replied "Yes, stand …"

"Aristotle dines when it seems good to King Philip, but Diogenes when he himself pleases."

"If you are to be kept right, you must possess either good friends or red-hot enemies. The one will warn you, the othe…"

"One day, observing a child drinking out of his hands, he cast away the cup from his wallet with the words, "A child h…"

"He used to reason as follows: 'Everything belongs to the gods; the wise are friends of the gods; friends hold all thi…"

"Plato had defined Man as an animal, biped and featherless, and was applauded. Diogenes plucked a fowl and brought it …"