Jean-Leon Gerome, Diogenes, 1860, The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore
Diogenes (70): Pilfering Treasury property is particularly dangerous; big thieves are ruthless in punishing little thieves.
Diogenes (90): Be careful that your pomade doesn't cause the rest of you to stink.
Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY), former chairman of the House Ways & Means Committee, former "chief tax writer" in the U.S. Congress.
"On November 15, 2010, Rangel's formal ethics trial in the House began.[115] He walked out of the hearing at the start, saying that he was unable to afford representation after having paid his previous lawyers over $2 million, and arguing unsuccessfully that the proceeding should be delayed until he could arrange for a legal defense fund.[115]
Jacob Jordaens, Diogenes Searching For An Honest Man, ca. 1642, Gemaldgalerie Alte Meister, Dresden
Note: Diogenes translations by Guy Davenport, 7 Greeks, New Directions, 1995
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