The foundation of every state is the education of its youth.
DIOGENESEducation gives sobriety to the young, comfort to the old, riches to the poor and is an ornament to the rich.
More Diogenes Quotes
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One original thought is worth a thousand mindless quotings.
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Behold! I’ve brought you a man.
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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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It is the privilege of the gods to want nothing, and of godlike men to want little.
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I am a citizen of the world.
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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.
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We have two ears and one tongue so that we could listen more and talk less.
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Of what use is a philosopher who doesn’t hurt anybody’s feelings?
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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.
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People who talk well but do nothing are like musical instruments; the sound is all they have to offer.
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The most beautiful thing in the world is freedom of speech.
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It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours.
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The mob is the mother of tyrants.
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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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The art of being a slave is to rule one’s master.
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