# Diogenes of Sinope The most famous Cynic (c.412–323 BCE): lived in a storage jar, carried a lamp in daylight “looking for an honest man,” told Alexander the Great to stand out of his sunlight. Founder-in-practice of Cynicism — virtue as shameless natural living against convention. > [!info] Stub — created 2026-06-06 as a link target for the Epicureanism/Cynicism traditions. Expand.