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It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours.

Diogenes

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
We come into the world alone and we die alone.
DIOGENES

Alone Come Death World
Poverty is a virtue which one can teach oneself.
DIOGENES

Poverty Teaching Virtue
The mob is the mother of tyrants.
DIOGENES

Mob Mother Tyrant
Blushing is the color of virtue.
DIOGENES

Blush Color Virtue
It takes a wise man to discover a wise man.
DIOGENES

Deep Discover Man Philosophy Wise
I am Diogenes the Dog. I nuzzle the kind, bark at the greedy and bite scoundrels.
DIOGENES

Bark Bite Dog Greedy Kind Myself
Behold! I’ve brought you a man.
DIOGENES

Brought Man Yourself
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
If I gained one thing from philosophy is that at the very least, I am well prepared to confront any change in fortune.
DIOGENES

Change Confront Fortune Gain Least Myself Philosophy Prepare
To become self-educated you should condemn yourself for all those things that you would criticize others.
DIOGENES

Criticize Deep Educate 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.
DIOGENES

Enemy Friend Good Man Preserve Task
We have two ears and one tongue so that we could listen more and talk less.
DIOGENES

Ear Listen Talk Tongue
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
Dogs and philosophers do the greatest good and get the fewest rewards.
DIOGENES

Dog Few Good Great Philosophy Reward
In a rich man’s house there is no place to spit but his face.
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Face Home Man Place Rich Spit

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