Death & Dying
Book VII, 65: On the Same
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. II, 1917)
This is the tomb of Diogenes, the wise Dog who of old, with manly spirit, endured a life of self-denial. One wallet he carried with him, one cloak, one staff, the weapons of self-sufficient sobriety. But turn aside from this tomb, all ye fools; for he of Sinope, even in Hades, hates every mean man.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Sidon, Antipater of. “Book VII, 65: On the Same.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/antipater-sidon/19/.
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