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.”
DIOGENESNo man is hurt but by himself.
More Diogenes Quotes
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Of what use is a philosopher who doesn’t hurt anybody’s feelings?
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Poverty is a virtue which one can teach oneself.
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We come into the world alone and we die alone.
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Other dogs bite only their enemies, whereas I bite also my friends in order to save them.
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In a rich man’s house there is no place to spit but his face.
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One original thought is worth a thousand mindless quotings.
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I am Diogenes the Dog. I nuzzle the kind, bark at the greedy and bite scoundrels.
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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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I am a citizen of the world.
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It takes a wise man to discover a wise man.
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The most beautiful thing in the world is freedom of speech.
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We have two ears and one tongue so that we could listen more and talk less.
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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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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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The art of being a slave is to rule one’s master.
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