The art of being a slave is to rule one’s master.
DIOGENESThe foundation of every state is the education of its youth.
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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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Blushing is the color of virtue.
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We come into the world alone and we die alone.
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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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I am Diogenes the Dog. I nuzzle the kind, bark at the greedy and bite scoundrels.
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We have two ears and one tongue so that we could listen more and talk less.
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Other dogs bite only their enemies, whereas I bite also my friends in order to save them.
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I am a citizen of the world.
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The foundation of every state is the education of its youth.
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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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Dogs and philosophers do the greatest good and get the fewest rewards.
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It takes a wise man to discover a wise man.
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The most beautiful thing in the world is freedom of speech.
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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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It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours.
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