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 were admired and frequently alluded to in classical times.  were admired and frequently alluded to in classical times. 
 **Teles** comes down to us in extracts made by Stobaeus from  **Teles** comes down to us in extracts made by Stobaeus from 
-an inito^ made by an otherwise unknown Theodorus x +an //epitome// made by an otherwise unknown Theodorus 
 there may have been other middlemen involved in the process.  there may have been other middlemen involved in the process. 
 The fragments are edited and the date and sources of **Teles**  The fragments are edited and the date and sources of **Teles** 
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 to an audience of youths at Megara ; **Teles** has a Megarian  to an audience of youths at Megara ; **Teles** has a Megarian 
 name, his writings employ certain Doric forms, and he alludes  name, his writings employ certain Doric forms, and he alludes 
-to himself as //paidagogos//; The seven fragments are dia-  +to himself as //paidagogos//; The seven fragments are diatribes ; four on such familiar Cynic themes as Exile, Self-Sufficiency, Poverty and Wealth ; that entitled //peri peristaseon// 
-tribes ; four on such familiar Cynic themes as Exile, Self-  +
-Sufficiency, Poverty and Wealth ; that entitled //peri peristaseon// +
 is a warning against //mempsimoria// ; while two have a  is a warning against //mempsimoria// ; while two have a 
 polemical purpose, being respectively directed against the  polemical purpose, being respectively directed against the 
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 that Theodorus (presumably) maintains an annoying running  that Theodorus (presumably) maintains an annoying running 
 commentary to ensure that his reader is missing nothing  commentary to ensure that his reader is missing nothing 
-* You see the joke ? ' he asks anxiously, and again, on the  +You see the joke ? ' he asks anxiously, and again, on the  
-bravery of Spartan women, * What woman of our day would +bravery of Spartan women, What woman of our day would 
 have acted thus ? ' These comments are not always easy to  have acted thus ? ' These comments are not always easy to 
 distinguish from what may have been **Teles**' remarks to his  distinguish from what may have been **Teles**' remarks to his 
-class, e.g. * Would any of us have gone to sleep in such circum-  +class, e.g. Would any of us have gone to sleep in such circumstances ? ' (of Socrates' fortitude in prison). But in the first 
-stances ? ' (of Socrates' fortitude in prison). But in the first +
 diatribe there is less extraneous matter than in the others and  diatribe there is less extraneous matter than in the others and 
 some judgement can be formed of **Teles**' style.  some judgement can be formed of **Teles**' style. 
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 served from the latter is of especial interest, for it outlines a  served from the latter is of especial interest, for it outlines a 
 curriculum supposed to have been adopted by Diogenes in  curriculum supposed to have been adopted by Diogenes in 
-educating the sons of his master Xeniades of Corinth. * After +educating the sons of his master Xeniades of Corinth. After 
 their other studies he taught them to ride, to shoot with the  their other studies he taught them to ride, to shoot with the 
 bow, to sling stones and hurl javelins. He also took them out  bow, to sling stones and hurl javelins. He also took them out 
-hunting/ . . . Such exercises were presumably recommended +hunting . . . Such exercises were presumably recommended 
 as involving //ponos//, and it is interesting to be told that in  as involving //ponos//, and it is interesting to be told that in 
 the wrestling-school he would not permit the master to give  the wrestling-school he would not permit the master to give 
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 specialization in athletics and several apophthegms directed  specialization in athletics and several apophthegms directed 
 against athletes were attributed to Diogenes. 'He would  against athletes were attributed to Diogenes. 'He would 
-wonder that men would strive to out- do each other in digging +wonder that men would strive to outdo each other in digging 
 and kicking, and yet no one strove to become a good man. Athletes are so stupid because they are built up of pigs-flesh  and kicking, and yet no one strove to become a good man. Athletes are so stupid because they are built up of pigs-flesh 
-and bulls-flesh'; a victory at the Great Games was won over +and bulls-flesh; a victory at the Great Games was won over 
 slaves, the Cynic's victory over men. The point was, of  slaves, the Cynic's victory over men. The point was, of 
 course, that the athlete's abounding energy might be better  course, that the athlete's abounding energy might be better 
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