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.
DIOGENESPoverty is a virtue which one can teach oneself.
More Diogenes Quotes
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The art of being a slave is to rule one’s master.
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It takes a wise man to discover a wise man.
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He lit a lamp in broad daylight and said, as he went about-I am looking for a human.
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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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People who talk well but do nothing are like musical instruments; the sound is all they have to offer.
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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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It is the privilege of the gods to want nothing, and of godlike men to want little.
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He has the most who is most content with the least.
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I am Diogenes the Dog. I nuzzle the kind, bark at the greedy and bite scoundrels.
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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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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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To become self-educated you should condemn yourself for all those things that you would criticize others.
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In a rich man’s house there is no place to spit but his face.
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Blushing is the color of virtue.
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