People who talk well but do nothing are like musical instruments; the sound is all they have to offer.
DIOGENESEducation gives sobriety to the young, comfort to the old, riches to the poor and is an ornament to the rich.
More Diogenes Quotes
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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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I pissed on the man who called me a dog. why was he so surprised?
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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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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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One original thought is worth a thousand mindless quotings.
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We have two ears and one tongue so that we could listen more and talk less.
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I am Diogenes the Dog. I nuzzle the kind, bark at the greedy and bite scoundrels.
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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.
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No man is hurt but by himself.
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Of what use is a philosopher who doesn’t hurt anybody’s feelings?
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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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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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What I like to drink most is wine that belongs to others.
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The foundation of every state is the education of its youth.
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