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Dogs and philosophers do the greatest good and get the fewest rewards.

Diogenes

He has the most who is most content with the least.
DIOGENES

Content Deep Himself Least One Liner Philosophy
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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Comfort Deep Education Old Ornament Poor Rich Sober Young
The only way to gall and fret effectively is for yourself to be a good and honest man.
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Effect Fret Gall Good Honest Man Yourself
Poverty is a virtue which one can teach oneself.
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Poverty Teaching Virtue
Other dogs bite only their enemies, whereas I bite also my friends in order to save them.
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Bite Dog Enemy Friend Perspective
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.
DIOGENES

Deep Give Myself Nothing Remove Sun Sunshine Yourself
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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Enemy Friend Good Man Preserve Task
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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Help Philosophy Poverty Practice Reason Teaching
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.
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Bones Father Human Philosophy Slave
We have two ears and one tongue so that we could listen more and talk less.
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Ear Listen Talk Tongue
One original thought is worth a thousand mindless quotings.
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Mind Original Quote Thought Worth
The foundation of every state is the education of its youth.
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Education Foundation State Youth
It takes a wise man to discover a wise man.
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Deep Discover Man Philosophy Wise
No man is hurt but by himself.
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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.
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Day Himself Human Lamp One Liner Philosophy
Blushing is the color of virtue.
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Blush Color Virtue

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