Dogs and philosophers do the greatest good and get the fewest rewards.
DIOGENESWe have two ears and one tongue so that we could listen more and talk less.
More Diogenes Quotes
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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.
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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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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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It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours.
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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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It takes a wise man to discover a wise man.
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The art of being a slave is to rule one’s master.
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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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One original thought is worth a thousand mindless quotings.
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Behold! I’ve brought you a man.
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What I like to drink most is wine that belongs to others.
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We have two ears and one tongue so that we could listen more and talk less.
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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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Blushing is the color of virtue.
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The only way to gall and fret effectively is for yourself to be a good and honest man.
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