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I am looking for an honest man.
Diogenes of Sinope, as reported by Diogenes Laertius
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Fred R. Shapiro, The New Yale Book of Quotations (2021), p.216: Diogenes, as reported by Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers. English translation; not a surviving verbatim record by Diogenes himself.
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  • forum.freemdict.comChecked using manual, 16 October 2026Fred R. Shapiro, The New Yale Book of Quotations (2021), p.216: Diogenes, as reported by Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers. English translation; not a surviving verbatim record by Diogenes himself.

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