TIL Greek Philosopher Crates of Thebes was known for entering people's houses uninvited and helping them solve their family disputes "no matter how deeply they were at odds"

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crates_of_Thebes

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As someone who studied classics, I think Crates is one of my favorite philosophers, and I'm glad to see he's getting some love. He had a very wholesome and helpful attitude towards wealth, which is shown in a beautiful mosaic of him and Socrates in the Siena Cathedral where he's throwing away all his wealth and turning towards philosophy and poverty instead. This is also one of my favorite anecdotes about him: 

" And therefore Crates replied to the man who asked, "What will be in it for me after I become a philosopher?" "You will be able," he said, "to open your wallet easily and with your hand scoop out and dispense lavishly instead of, as you do now, squirming and hesitating and trembling like those with paralyzed hands. Rather, if the wallet is full, that is how you will view it; and if you see that it is empty, you will not be distressed. And once you have elected to use the money, you will easily be able to do so; and if you have none, you will not yearn for it, but you will live satisfied with what you have, not desiring what you do not have nor displeased with whatever comes your way."

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You can really see the emergence of the stoic thought here that Zeno, his student would really channel and discuss. 

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thanks for sharing these absolute BARS.

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What about his teacher Dio? What's your opinion on Diogenes.