“fawns upon those who give him anything and barks at those who give him nothing.”
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Diogenes of Sinope
Diogenes the Cynic, also known as Diogenes of Sinope, was an ancient Greek philosopher during the period of Classical Greece, and one of the founders of Cynicism.
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culture · 4th-century BC Greek Cynic philosopher · philosopher · also Diogenes of Sinope, Diogenes, Diogenes the Cynic, Sinope
Born 412 BC · Died 323 BC · Q59180
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2026· 3 entries
La Brújula Verde: Diogenes of Sinope, the antisocial philosopher who lived in a jar, had been expelled from his city for “debasement of coinage”
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Artnet news: Diogenes of Sinope throwing away his bowl on witnessing a young child drinking water from a fountain with his cupped hand
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2006· 1 entry
A statue by Turan Baş was erected in the modern Turkish city of Sinop
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2005· 1 entry
A European Union program aimed at reducing obesity was named DIOGENES, an acronym for Diet, Obesity, and Genes, referencing Diogenes's longstanding association with frugality
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