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Diogenes, Diogenes Laertius, Lives 6
The source
"Where am I from? The world." Diogenes said it in Diogenes Laertius, Lives 6. Translated by C. D. Yonge, 1853.
"The question was put to him what countryman he was, and he replied: A Citizen of the world"C. D. Yonge, 1853, Diogenes Laertius, Lives 6. Anecdote reported by Diogenes Laertius (3rd century AD).
Who said it
Diogenes (c. 412–323 BC). The Cynic who lived in a jar in Athens and told Alexander the Great to get out of his sun.
Questions
- Who said "Where am I from? The world."?
- Diogenes (c. 412–323 BC). Source: Diogenes Laertius, Lives 6.
- What is the original wording?
- The question was put to him what countryman he was, and he replied: A Citizen of the world (C. D. Yonge, 1853). Translated by C. D. Yonge, 1853.
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Get out of my sun.
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