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To the question what wine he found pleasant to drink, he replied, "That for which other people pay."

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

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He was seized and dragged off to King Philip, and being asked who he was, replied, "A spy upon your insatiable greed."

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

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

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

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He once begged alms of a statue, and, when asked why he did so, replied, "To get practice in being refused."

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

Diogenes of Sinope
To the question what wine he found pleasant to drink, he replied, "That for which other people pay.

Diogenes of Sinope
When some one boasted that at the Pythian games he had vanquished men, Diogenes replied, "Nay, I defeat men, you defeat slaves.

Diogenes of Sinope
He once begged alms of a statue, and, when asked why he did so, replied, "To get practice in being refused.

Diogenes of Sinope