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Lots of people praise me? What did I do wrong?

Antisthenes, Diogenes Laertius 6.8

The source

"Lots of people praise me? What did I do wrong?" Antisthenes said it in Diogenes Laertius 6.8. Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.

"πρὸς τὸν εἰπόντα, πολλοί σε ἐπαινοῦσι, τί γάρ, ἔφη, κακὸν πεποίηκα;"

Original Greek, Diogenes Laertius 6.8. Greek: Hicks 1925 Loeb text via Perseus.

Who said it

Antisthenes (c. 446–366 BC). Student of Socrates and forerunner of the Cynics.

Questions

Who said "Lots of people praise me? What did I do wrong?"?
Antisthenes (c. 446–366 BC). Source: Diogenes Laertius 6.8.
What is the original Greek?
πρὸς τὸν εἰπόντα, πολλοί σε ἐπαινοῦσι, τί γάρ, ἔφη, κακὸν πεποίηκα;. Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.

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