If I gained one thing from philosophy is that at the very least, I am well prepared to confront any change in fortune.
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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What I like to drink most is wine that belongs to others.
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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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Of what use is a philosopher who doesn’t hurt anybody’s feelings?
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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.
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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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I am Diogenes the Dog. I nuzzle the kind, bark at the greedy and bite scoundrels.
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The art of being a slave is to rule one’s master.
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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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He has the most who is most content with the least.
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I am a citizen of the world.
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We have two ears and one tongue so that we could listen more and talk less.
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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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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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The most beautiful thing in the world is freedom of speech.
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We come into the world alone and we die alone.
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