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It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours.

Diogenes

He has the most who is most content with the least.
DIOGENES

Content Deep Himself Least One Liner Philosophy
If I gained one thing from philosophy is that at the very least, I am well prepared to confront any change in fortune.
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Change Confront Fortune Gain Least Myself Philosophy Prepare
He lit a lamp in broad daylight and said, as he went about-I am looking for a human.
DIOGENES

Day Himself Human Lamp One Liner Philosophy
Poverty is a virtue which one can teach oneself.
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Poverty Teaching Virtue
As a matter of self-preservation, a man needs good friends or ardent enemies, for the former instruct him and the latter take him to task.
DIOGENES

Enemy Friend Good Man Preserve Task
You will become a teacher of yourself when for the same things that you blame others, you also blame yourself.
DIOGENES

Blame Philosophy Teacher Yourself
The mob is the mother of tyrants.
DIOGENES

Mob Mother Tyrant
Dogs and philosophers do the greatest good and get the fewest rewards.
DIOGENES

Dog Few Good Great Philosophy Reward
One original thought is worth a thousand mindless quotings.
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Mind Original Quote Thought Worth
We have two ears and one tongue so that we could listen more and talk less.
DIOGENES

Ear Listen Talk Tongue
People who talk well but do nothing are like musical instruments; the sound is all they have to offer.
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Deep Instrument Music People Sound Talk
It is the privilege of the gods to want nothing, and of godlike men to want little.
DIOGENES

God Little Man Nothing Philosophy Privilege
Alexander the Great found the philosopher looking attentively at a pile of human bones. Diogenes explained,I am searching for the bones of your father but cannot distinguish them from those of a slave.
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Bones Father Human Philosophy Slave
The foundation of every state is the education of its youth.
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Education Foundation State Youth
I am a citizen of the world.
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Citizen Myself World
What I like to drink most is wine that belongs to others.
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Belong Drink Myself Wine

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