Self-taught poverty is a help toward philosophy, for the things which philosophy attempts to teach by reasoning, poverty forces us to practice.
DIOGENESThe foundation of every state is the education of its youth.
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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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No man is hurt but by himself.
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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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Of what use is a philosopher who doesn’t hurt anybody’s feelings?
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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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People who talk well but do nothing are like musical instruments; the sound is all they have to offer.
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He has the most who is most content with the least.
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Poverty is a virtue which one can teach oneself.
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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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To become self-educated you should condemn yourself for all those things that you would criticize others.
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The art of being a slave is to rule one’s master.
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I am a citizen of the world.
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What I like to drink most is wine that belongs to others.
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Dogs and philosophers do the greatest good and get the fewest rewards.
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