Other dogs bite only their enemies, whereas I bite also my friends in order to save them.
DIOGENESWhen some one reminded him that the people of Sinope had sentenced him to exile, he said, “And I sentenced them to stay at home.
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We have two ears and one tongue so that we could listen more and talk less.
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People who talk well but do nothing are like musical instruments; the sound is all they have to offer.
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It is the privilege of the gods to want nothing, and of godlike men to want little.
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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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Behold! I’ve brought you a man.
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He has the most who is most content with the least.
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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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Dogs and philosophers do the greatest good and get the fewest rewards.
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The foundation of every state is the education of its youth.
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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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To become self-educated you should condemn yourself for all those things that you would criticize others.
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I am a citizen of the world.
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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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