The Question Was Put To Him, What

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!"

I Am Called A Dog Because I Fawn On Those Who Give Me Anything, I Yelp At Those Who Refuse, And I Set My Teeth In Rascals.

To Xeniades, Who Had Purchased Diogenes At The Slave Market, He Said, "come, See That You Obey Orders."

The Mob Is The Mother Of Tyrants.

I Do Not Know Whether There Are Gods, But There Ought To Be.