When the Athenians, out of rivalry with the
Corinthians, were thinking of holding a gladiatorial
show, he came before th.m and said: “Don’t pass
this resolution, men of Athens, without first pulling
down the altar of Mercy.”

 
When he went to Olympia’and the Eleans voted
him a bronze statue, he said: “Don’t do this, men
of Elis, for fear you may appear to reflect on yotr
ancestors because they did not set up statues either
to Socrates or to Diogenes.”