
Diogenes of Sinope
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The Life of Diogenes
Diogenes was a larger than life personality and sometimes that will kind of build. People would ask him why he insisted on continuing living his difficult path of poverty when he really could retire and live in greater comfort again. A statue of the philosopher was later erected in Cenup Turkey, and it features the dog by his side and the signature lantern he would shine in people's faces.
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