Self-taught poverty is a help toward philosophy, for the things which philosophy attempts to teach by reasoning, poverty forces us to practice.
DIOGENESSelf-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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Poverty is a virtue which one can teach oneself.
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The foundation of every state is the education of its youth.
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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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We have two ears and one tongue so that we could listen more and talk less.
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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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The mob is the mother of tyrants.
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You will become a teacher of yourself when for the same things that you blame others, you also blame yourself.
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It takes a wise man to discover a wise man.
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Other dogs bite only their enemies, whereas I bite also my friends in order to save them.
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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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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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To become self-educated you should condemn yourself for all those things that you would criticize others.
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Behold! I’ve brought you a man.
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One original thought is worth a thousand mindless quotings.
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