We have two ears and one tongue so that we could listen more and talk less.
DIOGENESIt takes a wise man to discover a wise man.
More Diogenes Quotes
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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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The mob is the mother of tyrants.
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Of what use is a philosopher who doesn’t hurt anybody’s feelings?
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The foundation of every state is the education of its youth.
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One original thought is worth a thousand mindless quotings.
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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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I am Diogenes the Dog. I nuzzle the kind, bark at the greedy and bite scoundrels.
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It takes a wise man to discover a wise man.
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Poverty is a virtue which one can teach oneself.
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I am a citizen of the world.
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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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You will become a teacher of yourself when for the same things that you blame others, you also blame yourself.
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Behold! I’ve brought you a man.
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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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