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.
DIOGENESThe mob is the mother of tyrants.
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We have two ears and one tongue so that we could listen more and talk less.
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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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Self-taught poverty is a help toward philosophy, for the things which philosophy attempts to teach by reasoning, poverty forces us to practice.
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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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The mob is the mother of tyrants.
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It takes a wise man to discover a wise man.
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In a rich man’s house there is no place to spit but his face.
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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 art of being a slave is to rule one’s master.
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Dogs and philosophers do the greatest good and get the fewest rewards.
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One original thought is worth a thousand mindless quotings.
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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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If only it was as easy to banish hunger by rubbing the belly as it is to masturbate.
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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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Poverty is a virtue which one can teach oneself.
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