If I gained one thing from philosophy is that at the very least, I am well prepared to confront any change in fortune.
DIOGENESIt is the privilege of the gods to want nothing, and of godlike men to want little.
More Diogenes Quotes
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It takes a wise man to discover a wise man.
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Blushing is the color of virtue.
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I am Diogenes the Dog. I nuzzle the kind, bark at the greedy and bite scoundrels.
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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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The mob is the mother of tyrants.
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Poverty is a virtue which one can teach oneself.
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Of what use is a philosopher who doesn’t hurt anybody’s feelings?
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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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I am a citizen of the world.
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We have two ears and one tongue so that we could listen more and talk less.
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Dogs and philosophers do the greatest good and get the fewest rewards.
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The most beautiful thing in the world is freedom of speech.
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If only it was as easy to banish hunger by rubbing the belly as it is to masturbate.
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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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To become self-educated you should condemn yourself for all those things that you would criticize others.
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