It takes a wise man to discover a wise man.
DIOGENESOf what use is a philosopher who doesn’t hurt anybody’s feelings?
More Diogenes Quotes
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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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If only it was as easy to banish hunger by rubbing the belly as it is to masturbate.
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We have two ears and one tongue so that we could listen more and talk less.
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No man is hurt but by himself.
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We come into the world alone and we die alone.
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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 is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours.
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The most beautiful thing in the world is freedom of speech.
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The only way to gall and fret effectively is for yourself to be a good and honest man.
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Poverty is a virtue which one can teach oneself.
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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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Dogs and philosophers do the greatest good and get the fewest rewards.
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I am a citizen of the world.
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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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You will become a teacher of yourself when for the same things that you blame others, you also blame yourself.
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