The philosopher Antisthenes, as he was being initiated in the mysteries of Orpheus, the priest telling him, "That those who professed themselves of that religion were certain to receive perfect and eternal felicity after death,"-"If thou believest that," answered he, "why dost thou not die thyself?" Diogenes, more rudely, according to his manner, and more remote from our purpose, to the priest that in like manner preached to him, "To become of his religion, that he might obtain the happiness of the other world;
Antistenes filosofoak, Orfeoren misterioetan ikasten hasten zitzaiolarik, apezak baitzioen erlijio hari estekatzen zirenek betiereko ontasun beteak ukanen lituzketela beren heriotzaren ondoan, egin zion: Diogenesek, zakarkiago bere moduz, eta gure solasbideaz kanpoan, zioen beste munduko ontasunen erdiesteko haren ordenekoa egin zedin predikatzen zion apezari: