"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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Source: Life of Alexander (Parallel Lives series). Book by Plutarch, 1579.

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Diogenes

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Diogenes was a Greek philosopher known for his ascetic lifestyle and sharp critiques of societal norms, embodying the principles of Cynicism.

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"Plato had defined Man as an animal, biped and featherless, and was applauded. Diogenes plucked a fowl and brought it into the lecture-room with the words, "Behold Plato's man!""

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