“In a rich man’s house there is no place to spit but his face.”

People who talk well but do nothing are like musical instruments; the sound is all they have to offer.

You will become a teacher of yourself when for the same things that you blame others, you also blame yourself.

We come into the world alone and we die alone.

Behold! I’ve brought you a man.

No man is hurt but by himself.

Poverty is a virtue which one can teach oneself.

One original thought is worth a thousand mindless quotings.

I am a citizen of the world.

If only it was as easy to banish hunger by rubbing the belly as it is to masturbate.

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.”

The art of being a slave is to rule one’s master.

Other dogs bite only their enemies, whereas I bite also my friends in order to save them.

What I like to drink most is wine that belongs to others.

Of what use is a philosopher who doesn’t hurt anybody’s feelings?

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.

I am Diogenes the Dog. I nuzzle the kind, bark at the greedy and bite scoundrels.

Evacuation centres should let anyone in who has come to evacuate, we will look into the facts and take appropriate measures.

If you have good thoughts they will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely.

I never put a face to my music, which actually made the music that much more mysterious.

We behold the face of nature bright with gladness.

Let’s face it: our lives are miserable, laborious, and short.

Life is just a game in which the cards are facing down. I’m in the world where things are taken, never given how long they choose to love you will never be your decision.

In the face of pain there are no heroes.

The older you get, the stronger the wind gets and it’s always in your face.