Stobaeus, iii. 3. 51
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It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours.
— Diogenes of Sinope
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours." in the context of "Stobaeus, iii. 3. 51" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Diogenes of Sinope" (Quoted by Stobaeus: Quoted by Stobaeus, compiler of a 5th century philosophical anthology.)
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About Diogenes of Sinope
Diogenes of Sinope (or Diogenes the Cynic; c. 412 BC – 323 BC) was the most famous of the Cynic philosophers of ancient Greece. No writings of his survive, but his sayings are recorded by Diogenes Laërtius and others.
About Diogenes of Sinope
Diogenes of Sinope (or Diogenes the Cynic; c. 412 BC – 323 BC) was the most famous of the Cynic philosophers of ancient Greece. No writings of his survive, but his sayings are recorded by Diogenes Laërtius and others.
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