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He once begged alms of a statue, and, when asked why he did so, replied, "To get practice in being refused."

Diogenes
Practice, Alms, Statues
"Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers, Book 6: The Cynics". Book by Diogenes Laërtius translated by R. D. Hicks, 1925.
He once begged alms of a statue, and, when asked why he did so, replied, To get practice in being refused.