“Self-taught poverty is a help toward philosophy, for the things which philosophy attempts to teach by reasoning, poverty forces us to practice.”

No man is hurt but by himself.

Poverty is a virtue which one can teach oneself.

One original thought is worth a thousand mindless quotings.

I am a citizen of the world.

If only it was as easy to banish hunger by rubbing the belly as it is to masturbate.

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.”

The art of being a slave is to rule one’s master.

Other dogs bite only their enemies, whereas I bite also my friends in order to save them.

What I like to drink most is wine that belongs to others.

Of what use is a philosopher who doesn’t hurt anybody’s feelings?

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.

I am Diogenes the Dog. I nuzzle the kind, bark at the greedy and bite scoundrels.

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

It takes a wise man to discover a wise man.

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.

In a rich man’s house there is no place to spit but his face.

Without being peace, we cannot do anything for peace. If we cannot smile, we cannot help other people to smile. If we are not peaceful, then we cannot contribute to the peace movement.

Acceptance helps people move on with the rest of their lives.

Rock and roll music, if you like it, if you feel it, you can’t help but move to it. That’s what happens to me. I can’t help it.’

The child needs a helping hand or he’ll grow up to be an angry young man some day.

You can get everything in life you want if you will just help enough other people get what they want.

I’m lucky to be part of a team who help to make me look good, and they deserve as much of the credit for my success as I do for the hard work we have all put in on the training ground.

I entertain no doubts as to the truth of the transfinites, which I have recognized with God’s help.

Families are a kind of leaven that helps to make the world more humane and more fraternal, where no one feels rejected or abandoned.