Demonax Quotes on Virtue
Demonax was a Cypriot Cynic philosopher of the second century AD who lived for most of his long life in Athens. This page collects quotes attributed to Demonax on the topic of virtue, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Demonax:
“I criticize men, but I do not hate them; one cannot hate what one wishes to improve.”
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Attributed to Demonax:
“The truly great man is he who has nothing to lose by the truth.”
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Attributed to Demonax:
“Philosophy is a wardrobe of disguises only when it is not yet philosophy.”
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Attributed to Demonax:
“Laughter that wounds is not Cynic; Cynic laughter heals.”