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Education gives sobriety to the young, comfort to the old, riches to the poor and is an ornament to the rich.

Diogenes

I have nothing to ask but that you would remove to the other side, that you may not, by intercepting the sunshine, take from me what you cannot give.
DIOGENES

Deep Give Myself Nothing Remove Sun Sunshine Yourself
It is the privilege of the gods to want nothing, and of godlike men to want little.
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God Little Man Nothing Philosophy Privilege
He lit a lamp in broad daylight and said, as he went about-I am looking for a human.
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Day Himself Human Lamp One Liner Philosophy
Poverty is a virtue which one can teach oneself.
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Poverty Teaching Virtue
When some one reminded him that the people of Sinope had sentenced him to exile, he said, “And I sentenced them to stay at home.
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Exile Himself Home People Perspective Stay
To one who asked what was the proper time for lunch, he said, “If a rich man, when you will; if a poor man, when you can.”
DIOGENES

Deep Himself Lunch Man Poor Proper Rich Time Yourself
The only way to gall and fret effectively is for yourself to be a good and honest man.
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Effect Fret Gall Good Honest Man Yourself
People who talk well but do nothing are like musical instruments; the sound is all they have to offer.
DIOGENES

Deep Instrument Music People Sound Talk
It takes a wise man to discover a wise man.
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Deep Discover Man Philosophy Wise
We have two ears and one tongue so that we could listen more and talk less.
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Ear Listen Talk Tongue
Behold! I’ve brought you a man.
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Brought Man Yourself
No man is hurt but by himself.
DIOGENES

Deep Himself Hurt Man One Liner
It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours.
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Different Head Mad Myself Perspective Yourself
Blushing is the color of virtue.
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Blush Color Virtue
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
One original thought is worth a thousand mindless quotings.
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Mind Original Quote Thought Worth

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