The art of being a slave is to rule one’s master.
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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The foundation of every state is the education of its youth.
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We have two ears and one tongue so that we could listen more and talk less.
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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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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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One original thought is worth a thousand mindless quotings.
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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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Dogs and philosophers do the greatest good and get the fewest rewards.
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Poverty is a virtue which one can teach oneself.
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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.
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We come into the world alone and we die alone.
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What I like to drink most is wine that belongs to others.
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Behold! I’ve brought you a man.
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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 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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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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