1. diogenes - Noun
2. Diogenes - Proper noun
A Greek Cynic philosopher (412?-323 B. C.) who lived much in Athens and was distinguished for contempt of the common aims and conditions of life, and for sharp, caustic sayings.
Source: Webster's dictionaryIf I were not Alexander, I would be Diogenes. Alexander the Great
Diogenes said once to a person who was showing him a dial, "It is a very useful thing to save a man from being too late for supper. Diogenes Laërtius
Diogenes would frequently praise those who were about to marry, and yet did not marry. Diogenes Laërtius
If I were not Alexander, I would be Diogenes. Plutarch
A man once asked Diogenes what was the proper time for supper, and he made answer, "If you are a rich man, whenever you please; and if you are a poor man, whenever you can." Diogenes Laërtius
One of the sayings of Diogenes was that most men were within a finger's breadth of being mad; for if a man walked with his middle finger pointing out, folks would think him mad, but not so if it were his forefinger. Diogenes Laërtius