Peter K. Levy
Quote of the Day for 2016-07-23
"He once begged alms of a statue, and, when asked why he did so, replied, 'To get practice in being refused.'"
— Diogenes Laërtius (circa 3rd century CE) "Diogenes," Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers, book 6, paragraph 49, as translated by Robert Drew Hicks
Image: [It looks like she's trying to offer her wrap to him] Diogenes by John William Waterhouse (1882)
This North Eastern Life: Quote of the Day for 2016-07-23
#begging #cynicism #DiogenesLaërtius #Diogenes #quoteoftheday
Quote of the Day for 2016-07-23
"He once begged alms of a statue, and, when asked why he did so, replied, 'To get practice in being refused.'"
— Diogenes Laërtius (circa 3rd century CE) "Diogenes," Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers, book 6, paragraph 49, as translated by Robert Drew Hicks
Image: [It looks like she's trying to offer her wrap to him] Diogenes by John William Waterhouse (1882)
This North Eastern Life: Quote of the Day for 2016-07-23
#begging #cynicism #DiogenesLaërtius #Diogenes #quoteoftheday