A Stoic Breviary: Classical Wisdom in Daily Practice

Building upon many years of privately shared thoughts on the real benefits of Stoic Philosophy, Liam Milburn eventually published a selection of Stoic passages that had helped him to live well. They were accompanied by some of his own personal reflections. This blog hopes to continue his mission of encouraging the wisdom of Stoicism in the exercise of everyday life. All the reflections are taken from his notes, from late 1992 to early 2017.

Tuesday, October 17, 2023

Wisdom from the Early Cynics, Diogenes 24

At Olympia, when the herald proclaimed Dioxippus to be victor over the men, Diogenes protested, "Nay, he is victorious over slaves, I over men."

Still, he was loved by the Athenians. At all events, when a youngster broke up his tub, they gave the boy a flogging and presented Diogenes with another.

Dionysius the Stoic says that after the Battle of Chaeronea, he was seized and dragged off to Philip, and being asked who he was, replied, "A spy upon your insatiable greed."

For this he was admired and set free.

—Diogenes Laërtius, 6.43

IMAGE: Max Pirner, Diogenes (1893)

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Tuesday, October 17, 2023

Wisdom from the Early Cynics, Diogenes 24

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