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When some one reminded him that the people of Sinope had sentenced him to exile, he said, “And I sentenced them to stay at home.

Diogenes

If I gained one thing from philosophy is that at the very least, I am well prepared to confront any change in fortune.
DIOGENES

Change Confront Fortune Gain Least Myself Philosophy Prepare
I am a citizen of the world.
DIOGENES

Citizen Myself World
It takes a wise man to discover a wise man.
DIOGENES

Deep Discover Man Philosophy Wise
Of what use is a philosopher who doesn’t hurt anybody’s feelings?
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Feel Hurt Philosophy
Dogs and philosophers do the greatest good and get the fewest rewards.
DIOGENES

Dog Few Good Great Philosophy Reward
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.
DIOGENES

Bones Father Human Philosophy Slave
Poverty is a virtue which one can teach oneself.
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Poverty Teaching Virtue
People who talk well but do nothing are like musical instruments; the sound is all they have to offer.
DIOGENES

Deep Instrument Music People Sound Talk
If only it was as easy to banish hunger by rubbing the belly as it is to masturbate.
DIOGENES

Banish Belly Easy Hunger Masturbate Rub
He has the most who is most content with the least.
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Content Deep Himself Least One Liner Philosophy
We have two ears and one tongue so that we could listen more and talk less.
DIOGENES

Ear Listen Talk Tongue
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.
DIOGENES

Enemy Friend Good Man Preserve Task
You will become a teacher of yourself when for the same things that you blame others, you also blame yourself.
DIOGENES

Blame Philosophy Teacher Yourself
It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours.
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Different Head Mad Myself Perspective Yourself
Self-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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Help Philosophy Poverty Practice Reason Teaching
Behold! I’ve brought you a man.
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Brought Man Yourself

When 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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