Behold! I’ve brought you a man.
DIOGENESI 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.
More Diogenes Quotes
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We come into the world alone and we die alone.
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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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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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One original thought is worth a thousand mindless quotings.
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I am a citizen of the world.
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I pissed on the man who called me a dog. why was he so surprised?
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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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We have two ears and one tongue so that we could listen more and talk less.
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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.
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The mob is the mother of tyrants.
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He has the most who is most content with the least.
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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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The art of being a slave is to rule one’s master.
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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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People who talk well but do nothing are like musical instruments; the sound is all they have to offer.
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