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When Alexander the Great met Diogenes (a brilliant philosopher who chose to live on the streets homeless, foregoing all material possessions), Alexander offered him anything his heart desired. Notably, at the time, Alexander was arguably the single most powerful man alive on Earth. Diogenes supposedly replied with:
"Yes. Move, you're blocking my sunlight."

When Alexander the Great met Diogenes (a brilliant philosopher who chose to live on the streets homeless, foregoing all material possessions), Alexander offered him anything his heart desired. Notably, at the time, Alexander was arguably the single most powerful man alive on Earth. Diogenes supposedly replied with: "Yes. Move, you're blocking my sunlight."

Useless Facts, Badly Drawn #499: Diogenes of Synope.
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Epicurus (341 - 270 BCE)

Epicurus (341 - 270 BCE)

Book cover for The Art of Happiness by Epicurus

Book cover for The Art of Happiness by Epicurus

Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.

~ Epicurus

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We are fake. You are. I am. Everyone. Dancing in the public arena of shallowness.

Are you real?

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