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It is the privilege of the gods to want nothing, and of godlike men to want little.

Diogenes

Dogs and philosophers do the greatest good and get the fewest rewards.
DIOGENES

Dog Few Good Great Philosophy Reward
The most beautiful thing in the world is freedom of speech.
DIOGENES

Beautiful Freedom Speech World
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
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
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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Deep Himself Lunch Man Poor Proper Rich Time Yourself
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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Deep Give Myself Nothing Remove Sun Sunshine Yourself
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
You will become a teacher of yourself when for the same things that you blame others, you also blame yourself.
DIOGENES

Blame Philosophy Teacher Yourself
Blushing is the color of virtue.
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Blush Color Virtue
I am Diogenes the Dog. I nuzzle the kind, bark at the greedy and bite scoundrels.
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Bark Bite Dog Greedy Kind Myself
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
We have two ears and one tongue so that we could listen more and talk less.
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Ear Listen Talk Tongue
The mob is the mother of tyrants.
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Mob Mother Tyrant
I am a citizen of the world.
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Citizen Myself World
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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