Diogenes - Wikipedia He used to stroll about in full daylight with a lamp; when asked what he was doing, he would answer, "I am just looking for an honest man." Diogenes looked for a human being but reputedly found nothing but rascals and scoundrels &neo 2017-08-03 16:04:08 |
Diogenes - Wikipedia #Diogenese of #Sinope founder of the #Cynics didn't think much of #Plato at one point .. When Plato gave #Socrates's definition of man as "featherless bipeds" and was much praised for the definition, Diogenes plucked a chicken and brought it into Plato's Academy, saying, "Behold! I've brought you a man." After this incident, "with broad flat nails" was added to Plato's definition. &neo 2017-08-03 16:01:55 |