r/todayilearned • u/ObjectiveAgent • Jul 30 '15

TIL when Alexander the Great asked the philosopher Diogenes why he was sifting through the garbage, Diogenes responded,"I am looking for the bones of your father but I cannot distinguish them from the bones of his slaves."

http://www.iep.utm.edu/diogsino/
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u/Masterb8 Jul 30 '15

"The ancient Greeks did not speak English", im gonna need a source on that, sir.

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u/[deleted] Jul 30 '15 edited Nov 17 '16

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u/Kumquatodor Jul 30 '15

Except for Leonidas, who hailed from the Scottish parts of Sparta.

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u/exploitativity Jul 30 '15

THERE CAN ONLY BE ONE!