Other dogs bite only their enemies, whereas I bite also my friends in order to save them.
DIOGENESThe foundation of every state is the education of its youth.
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The art of being a slave is to rule one’s master.
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Behold! I’ve brought you a man.
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What I like to drink most is wine that belongs to others.
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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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It takes a wise man to discover a wise man.
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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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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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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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No man is hurt but by himself.
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One original thought is worth a thousand mindless quotings.
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The foundation of every state is the education of its youth.
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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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In a rich man’s house there is no place to spit but his face.
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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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