Full Idea
An advantage of Cynicism was that it was open to anyone who could grasp its simple teachings. Understanding it required neither education nor sophistication.
Gist of Idea
Cynicism was open to anyone, and needed neither education nor sophistication
Source
report of Diogenes (Sin) (reports [c.360 BCE]) by A.C. Grayling - What is Good? Ch.3
Book Reference
Grayling,A.C.: 'What is Good? The Best Way to Live' [Phoenix 2003], p.43
A Reaction
This was the source of the well-known opposition of Diogenes to Plato's Academy, and it makes him a key predecessor of the teachings of Jesus. Personally I think the really good life is difficult, and it needs education and careful rational thought.