an ▁sl ang ) ▁ ▁Category : Europe an - V enez uel an ▁culture ▁Category : Span ish ▁dialect s ▁of ▁South ▁America ▁Category : V enez uel an ▁culture ▁Category : L anguages ▁of ▁Venezuela ▁Category : V enez uel an ▁Spanish <0x0A> </s> ▁Mon im us ▁( ; ▁; ▁ 4 th ▁century ▁B CE ) ▁of ▁Sy rac use , ▁was ▁a ▁C yn ic ▁phil os opher ▁who ▁end ors ed ▁philosoph ical ▁ske ptic ism , ▁den ying ▁that ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁criter ion ▁of ▁truth . ▁ ▁Biography ▁According ▁to ▁Di ogen es ▁La ë r ti us , ▁Mon im us ▁was ▁the ▁slave ▁of ▁a ▁Cor inth ian ▁money - ch anger ▁who ▁heard ▁tales ▁about ▁Di ogen es ▁of ▁S ino pe ▁from ▁X eni ades , ▁Di ogen es ' ▁master . ▁ ▁In ▁order ▁that ▁he ▁might ▁become ▁the ▁pup il ▁of ▁Di ogen es , ▁Mon im us ▁fe igned ▁mad ness ▁by ▁throwing ▁money ▁around ▁until ▁his ▁master ▁disc arded ▁him . ▁Mon im us ▁also ▁became ▁acquaint ed ▁with ▁Cr ates ▁of ▁The bes . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁famous ▁for ▁saying ▁that ▁" every thing ▁is ▁van ity " ▁( τ ῦ φ ος , ▁tu ph os , ▁literally ▁' m ist ' ▁or ▁' sm oke '). ▁According ▁to ▁Se xt us ▁Emp ir icus , ▁Mon im us ▁was ▁like ▁An ax arch us ▁because ▁they ▁" comp ared ▁existing ▁things ▁to ▁a ▁scene -