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I am Diogenes the Dog. I nuzzle the kind, bark at the greedy and bite scoundrels.

Diogenes

The only way to gall and fret effectively is for yourself to be a good and honest man.
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Effect Fret Gall Good Honest Man Yourself
Of what use is a philosopher who doesn’t hurt anybody’s feelings?
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Feel Hurt Philosophy
The art of being a slave is to rule one’s master.
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Art Deep Master Perspective Philosophy Rule Slave
It takes a wise man to discover a wise man.
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Deep Discover Man Philosophy Wise
People who talk well but do nothing are like musical instruments; the sound is all they have to offer.
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Deep Instrument Music People Sound Talk
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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Help Philosophy Poverty Practice Reason Teaching
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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Bones Father Human Philosophy Slave
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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Exile Himself Home People Perspective Stay
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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Enemy Friend Good Man Preserve Task
One original thought is worth a thousand mindless quotings.
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Mind Original Quote Thought Worth
I pissed on the man who called me a dog. why was he so surprised?
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Dog Himself Man Myself One Liner Perspective Piss Surprise
What I like to drink most is wine that belongs to others.
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Belong Drink Myself Wine
To become self-educated you should condemn yourself for all those things that you would criticize others.
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Criticize Deep Educate Yourself
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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Comfort Deep Education Old Ornament Poor Rich Sober Young
No man is hurt but by himself.
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Deep Himself Hurt Man One Liner
He has the most who is most content with the least.
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Content Deep Himself Least One Liner Philosophy

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