No man is hurt but by himself.
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.
More Diogenes Quotes
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Dogs and philosophers do the greatest good and get the fewest rewards.
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Behold! I’ve brought you a man.
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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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I pissed on the man who called me a dog. why was he so surprised?
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The foundation of every state is the education of its youth.
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Poverty is a virtue which one can teach oneself.
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We come into the world alone and we die alone.
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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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The only way to gall and fret effectively is for yourself to be a good and honest man.
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It takes a wise man to discover a wise man.
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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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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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Of what use is a philosopher who doesn’t hurt anybody’s feelings?
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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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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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