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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.

Diogenes

The foundation of every state is the education of its youth.
DIOGENES

Education Foundation State Youth
To become self-educated you should condemn yourself for all those things that you would criticize others.
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Criticize Deep Educate Yourself
It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours.
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Different Head Mad Myself Perspective 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
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
Of what use is a philosopher who doesn’t hurt anybody’s feelings?
DIOGENES

Feel Hurt 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 mob is the mother of tyrants.
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Mob Mother Tyrant
Poverty is a virtue which one can teach oneself.
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Poverty Teaching Virtue
It takes a wise man to discover a wise man.
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Deep Discover Man Philosophy Wise
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
Blushing is the color of virtue.
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Blush Color Virtue
Dogs and philosophers do the greatest good and get the fewest rewards.
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Dog Few Good Great Philosophy Reward
I am a citizen of the world.
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Citizen Myself World
People who talk well but do nothing are like musical instruments; the sound is all they have to offer.
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Deep Instrument Music People Sound Talk
It is the privilege of the gods to want nothing, and of godlike men to want little.
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God Little Man Nothing Philosophy Privilege

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