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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.

Diogenes

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
Education gives sobriety to the young, comfort to the old, riches to the poor and is an ornament to the rich.
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Comfort Deep Education Old Ornament Poor Rich Sober Young
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
No man is hurt but by himself.
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Deep Himself Hurt Man One Liner
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
To become self-educated you should condemn yourself for all those things that you would criticize others.
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Criticize Deep Educate Yourself
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
I am Diogenes the Dog. I nuzzle the kind, bark at the greedy and bite scoundrels.
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Bark Bite Dog Greedy Kind Myself
The mob is the mother of tyrants.
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Mob Mother Tyrant
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
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.”
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Deep Himself Lunch Man Poor Proper Rich Time Yourself
The art of being a slave is to rule one’s master.
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Art Deep Master Perspective Philosophy Rule Slave
The most beautiful thing in the world is freedom of speech.
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Beautiful Freedom Speech World
Of what use is a philosopher who doesn’t hurt anybody’s feelings?
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Feel Hurt Philosophy
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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Deep Give Myself Nothing Remove Sun Sunshine Yourself
Blushing is the color of virtue.
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Blush Color 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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