Saturday, May 24

Label me a Cynic:
The Cynics slept on the ground, neglected their clothes, let their beards grow to unusual lengths, and despised the conventions of society, insisting that virtue and happiness consisted of self-control and independence. They believed that human dignity was independent of human laws and customs.
None was more famous than Diogenes:
Alexander the Great, who, on visiting him, asked whether there was anything at all that he could do to please him. Diogenes replied: "Yes, get out of my sunlight."

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