Onesicritus Quotes on Virtue
Onesicritus of Astypalaea was a Greek Cynic philosopher of the late fourth century BC, a pupil of Diogenes of Sinope, who accompanied Alexander the Great on his Indian campaign as a navigator and historian. This page collects quotes attributed to Onesicritus on the topic of virtue, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Onesicritus:
“The gymnosophists of India confirm what Diogenes had already taught.”
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Attributed to Onesicritus:
“The wise man, naked under the sun, has more to teach than the king under his canopy.”
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Attributed to Onesicritus:
“Travel does not change the wise; it gives them new occasions for the same wisdom.”
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Attributed to Onesicritus:
“Alexander educated by Diogenes would have been Alexander indeed.”