If I gained one thing from philosophy is that at the very least, I am well prepared to confront any change in fortune.
DIOGENESIt is the privilege of the gods to want nothing, and of godlike men to want little.
More Diogenes Quotes
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Behold! I’ve brought you a man.
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We have two ears and one tongue so that we could listen more and talk less.
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The foundation of every state is the education of its youth.
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I am a citizen of the world.
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Self-taught poverty is a help toward philosophy, for the things which philosophy attempts to teach by reasoning, poverty forces us to practice.
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Blushing is the color of virtue.
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To become self-educated you should condemn yourself for all those things that you would criticize others.
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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 pissed on the man who called me a dog. why was he so surprised?
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We come into the world alone and we die alone.
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He has the most who is most content with the least.
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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 takes a wise man to discover a wise man.
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Dogs and philosophers do the greatest good and get the fewest rewards.
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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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