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

Diogenes

Poverty is a virtue which one can teach oneself.
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Poverty Teaching Virtue
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
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
What I like to drink most is wine that belongs to others.
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Belong Drink Myself Wine
He has the most who is most content with the least.
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Content Deep Himself Least One Liner Philosophy
The mob is the mother of tyrants.
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Mob Mother Tyrant
You will become a teacher of yourself when for the same things that you blame others, you also blame yourself.
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Blame Philosophy Teacher Yourself
No man is hurt but by himself.
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Deep Himself Hurt Man One Liner
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
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
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
If only it was as easy to banish hunger by rubbing the belly as it is to masturbate.
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Banish Belly Easy Hunger Masturbate Rub
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
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
The foundation of every state is the education of its youth.
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Education Foundation State Youth

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