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

Diogenes

Behold! I’ve brought you a man.
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Brought Man Yourself
Blushing is the color of virtue.
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Blush Color Virtue
I pissed on the man who called me a dog. why was he so surprised?
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Dog Himself Man Myself One Liner Perspective Piss Surprise
I am Diogenes the Dog. I nuzzle the kind, bark at the greedy and bite scoundrels.
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Bark Bite Dog Greedy Kind Myself
One original thought is worth a thousand mindless quotings.
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Mind Original Quote Thought Worth
It takes a wise man to discover a wise man.
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Deep Discover Man Philosophy Wise
The art of being a slave is to rule one’s master.
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Art Deep Master Perspective Philosophy Rule Slave
We have two ears and one tongue so that we could listen more and talk less.
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Ear Listen Talk Tongue
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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Deep Himself Lunch Man Poor Proper Rich Time Yourself
Dogs and philosophers do the greatest good and get the fewest rewards.
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Dog Few Good Great Philosophy Reward
You will become a teacher of yourself when for the same things that you blame others, you also blame yourself.
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Blame Philosophy Teacher Yourself
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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Bones Father Human Philosophy Slave
To become self-educated you should condemn yourself for all those things that you would criticize others.
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Criticize Deep Educate Yourself
In a rich man’s house there is no place to spit but his face.
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Face Home Man Place Rich Spit
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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Exile Himself Home People Perspective Stay
The most beautiful thing in the world is freedom of speech.
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Beautiful Freedom Speech World

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