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356-323 BC

Alexander the Great

King of Macedon, student of Aristotle, who conquered the Persian Empire and still admired Diogenes, the man who needed nothing.

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  1. If I weren't Alexander, I would be Diogenes.

    After Diogenes told him to step out of his sun, Alexander's companions laughed, but Alexander said that if he were not Alexander he would be Diogenes. The conqueror of the world admired the man who needed nothing. Both knew exactly who they were.

    Plutarch, Life of Alexander 14.3, our translation from the Greek