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“Stand a little out of my sun.” ~ Diogenes to the Alexander The Great☀️🌬️☁️🌤️✨💋🦁🫂❤️‍🔥

Sun Fact☀️: “The Great Conqueror ~ Alexander the Great came to visit Diogenes. Many statesmen and philosophers also joined in to visit Alexander with their congratulations, souvenirs, offerings.

When Alexander arrived, he found Diogenes lying in the sun.☀️

The monarch greeted him with awesome respect and asked if he wanted any special royal favor to be granted, “Yes,” said the eminent philosopher Diogenes to the Alexander, “Stand a little out of my sun.”☀️

So struck was Alexander by this reply that he moved out in silence. The emperor admired the sincere hauteur and opulence of the poor man who had nothing but disdain for him and his royal treasures. While walking down with his followers, who were laughing and joking about the philosopher’s reply, Alexander in a profound, proud tone answered to them…

“But truly, if I were not Alexander, I would be Diogenes.”


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