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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.”

Diogenes

We have two ears and one tongue so that we could listen more and talk less.
DIOGENES

Ear Listen Talk Tongue
In a rich man’s house there is no place to spit but his face.
DIOGENES

Face Home Man Place Rich Spit
If only it was as easy to banish hunger by rubbing the belly as it is to masturbate.
DIOGENES

Banish Belly Easy Hunger Masturbate Rub
It is the privilege of the gods to want nothing, and of godlike men to want little.
DIOGENES

God Little Man Nothing Philosophy Privilege
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.
DIOGENES

Bones Father Human Philosophy Slave
I pissed on the man who called me a dog. why was he so surprised?
DIOGENES

Dog Himself Man Myself One Liner Perspective Piss Surprise
To become self-educated you should condemn yourself for all those things that you would criticize others.
DIOGENES

Criticize Deep Educate Yourself
I am a citizen of the world.
DIOGENES

Citizen Myself World
What I like to drink most is wine that belongs to others.
DIOGENES

Belong Drink Myself Wine
I am Diogenes the Dog. I nuzzle the kind, bark at the greedy and bite scoundrels.
DIOGENES

Bark Bite Dog Greedy Kind Myself
The foundation of every state is the education of its youth.
DIOGENES

Education Foundation State Youth
Of what use is a philosopher who doesn’t hurt anybody’s feelings?
DIOGENES

Feel Hurt Philosophy
Poverty is a virtue which one can teach oneself.
DIOGENES

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

Bite Dog Enemy Friend Perspective
He has the most who is most content with the least.
DIOGENES

Content Deep Himself Least One Liner Philosophy
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.”
DIOGENES

Deep Himself Lunch Man Poor Proper Rich Time Yourself

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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