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

Diogenes

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

Feel Hurt Philosophy
It is the privilege of the gods to want nothing, and of godlike men to want little.
DIOGENES

God Little Man Nothing Philosophy Privilege
No man is hurt but by himself.
DIOGENES

Deep Himself Hurt Man One Liner
He lit a lamp in broad daylight and said, as he went about-I am looking for a human.
DIOGENES

Day Himself Human Lamp One Liner Philosophy
One original thought is worth a thousand mindless quotings.
DIOGENES

Mind Original Quote Thought Worth
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 takes a wise man to discover a wise man.
DIOGENES

Deep Discover Man Philosophy Wise
Self-taught poverty is a help toward philosophy, for the things which philosophy attempts to teach by reasoning, poverty forces us to practice.
DIOGENES

Help Philosophy Poverty Practice Reason Teaching
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
We come into the world alone and we die alone.
DIOGENES

Alone Come Death World
I am Diogenes the Dog. I nuzzle the kind, bark at the greedy and bite scoundrels.
DIOGENES

Bark Bite Dog Greedy Kind Myself
You will become a teacher of yourself when for the same things that you blame others, you also blame yourself.
DIOGENES

Blame Philosophy Teacher Yourself
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
Education gives sobriety to the young, comfort to the old, riches to the poor and is an ornament to the rich.
DIOGENES

Comfort Deep Education Old Ornament Poor Rich Sober Young
Other dogs bite only their enemies, whereas I bite also my friends in order to save them.
DIOGENES

Bite Dog Enemy Friend Perspective
What I like to drink most is wine that belongs to others.
DIOGENES

Belong Drink Myself Wine

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