(6,8) οὐδὲ γάρ, ὡς ἐνόμιζον ἔνιοι τῶν ἀφρόνων, ἀμελὲς ἦν αὐτῷ περὶ τοῦ 
σώματος, ἀλλ´ ἐκεῖνοι μὲν ὁρῶντες ῥιγῶντα καὶ θυραυλοῦντα καὶ διψῶντα 
πολλάκις ἡγοῦντο ἀμελεῖν τοῦ ὑγιαίνειν καὶ τοῦ ζῆν· ὁ δὲ ταῦτα πάσχων μᾶλλον 
μὲν ὑγίαινε τῶν ἀεὶ ἐμπιμπλαμένων, μᾶλλον δὲ τῶν ἔνδον μενόντων καὶ 
μηδέποτε μήτε (6,9) ψύχους μήτε καύματος πειρωμένων, ἔτι δὲ ἥδιον μὲν 
ἀλεαινόμενος ᾐσθάνετο, ἥδιον δὲ σιτία προσεφέρετο· πολὺ δὲ μάλιστα ταῖς
ὥραις ἔχαιρεν, καὶ τοῦτο μὲν εὐφραίνετο θέρους προσιόντος, ὁπότε ἤδη διαχέοι 
τὸν ἀέρα, τοῦτο δὲ οὐκ ἤχθετο παυομένου, ἅτε ἀπαλλαττόμενος τοῦ σφοδροῦ 
καύματος, ταῖς δὲ ὥραις ξυνεπόμενος καὶ κατ´ ὀλίγον αὐτῶν πειρώμενος 
ἀλύπως ἀφικνεῖτο πρὸς ἑκατέραν τὴν ὑπερβολήν.
 

In fact, Diogenes was not neglectful of his body as certain foolish people thought; 
but when they saw him often shivering and living in the open and going thirsty, they 
imagined that he was careless of his health and life, whereas this rigorous regime 
gave him better health than fell to the lot of those who were ever gorging themselves, 
better than fell to the lot of those who stayed indoors and never experienced either 
cold or heat. 9 And he got more pleasure, too, out of sunning himself and more 
pleasure in eating his food than they did. But the seasons were by far his greatest 
delight. On the one hand, he rejoiced as the summer approached and was already 
dissolving the cold air; and on the other, he felt no regret as it drew to its close, since 
this brought him relief from its excessive heat; and (p257) by keeping pace with the 
seasons and growing accustomed to them gradually, he met either extreme without 
discomfort.

Trad. anglaise : J.W. COHOON - H. Lamar CROSBY, Dio Chrysostom.  
Vol. II. London, Heinemann, 1939