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.
DIOGENESThe foundation of every state is the education of its youth.
More Diogenes Quotes
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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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No man is hurt but by himself.
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We have two ears and one tongue so that we could listen more and talk less.
DIOGENESWe have two ears and one tongue so that we could listen more and talk less.
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The most beautiful thing in the world is freedom of speech.
DIOGENESThe most beautiful thing in the world is freedom of speech.
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In a rich man’s house there is no place to spit but his face.
DIOGENESIn a rich man’s house there is no place to spit but his face.
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Of what use is a philosopher who doesn’t hurt anybody’s feelings?
DIOGENESOf what use is a philosopher who doesn’t hurt anybody’s feelings?
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Behold! I’ve brought you a man.
DIOGENESBehold! I’ve brought you a man.
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The foundation of every state is the education of its youth.
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I pissed on the man who called me a dog. why was he so surprised?
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He has the most who is most content with the least.
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It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours.
DIOGENESIt is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours.
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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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I am Diogenes the Dog. I nuzzle the kind, bark at the greedy and bite scoundrels.
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Poverty is a virtue which one can teach oneself.
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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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The only way to gall and fret effectively is for yourself to be a good and honest man.
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