One original thought is worth a thousand mindless quotings.
DIOGENESThe mob is the mother of tyrants.
More Diogenes Quotes
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I am a citizen of the world.
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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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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 most beautiful thing in the world is freedom of speech.
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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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It is the privilege of the gods to want nothing, and of godlike men to want little.
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The mob is the mother of tyrants.
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If I gained one thing from philosophy is that at the very least, I am well prepared to confront any change in fortune.
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I am Diogenes the Dog. I nuzzle the kind, bark at the greedy and bite scoundrels.
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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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We have two ears and one tongue so that we could listen more and talk less.
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Blushing is the color of virtue.
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The foundation of every state is the education of its youth.
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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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Dogs and philosophers do the greatest good and get the fewest rewards.
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