Diogenes was washing cabbages, and seeing him pass by, "If thou couldst live on cabbage," said he, "thou wouldst not fawn upon a tyrant;" to whom Aristippus replied, "And if thou knewest how to live amongst men, thou wouldst not be washing cabbages."
"Arrantzaleek, zioen, ongi jasaten dute burutik oinetaraino itsasoko uhinek bustitzea xarbo baten harrapatzeko" Diogenesek bere azak ikuzten zituen, eta iragaiten ikustean: "Azez bizitzen jakinen bahu, ez huke tirano bat lausengatuko Eta Aristipok: