Diogenes by John Waterhouse Diogenes was a philosopher from the 3rd century-BC. Legend has it that for the most of his life he lived among the streets of Athens by conscience choice, wondering the streets of a night with his lamp in search of an honest man. He wrote over 10 books though none have survived. He quotes, “Humans have complicated every simple gift of the gods.”

Diogenes by John Waterhouse

Diogenes was a philosopher from the 3rd century-BC. Legend has it that for the most of his life he lived among the streets of Athens by conscience choice, wondering the streets of a night with his lamp in search of an honest man. He wrote over 10 books though none have survived. He quotes, “Humans have complicated every simple gift of the gods.”

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