People who talk well but do nothing are like musical instruments; the sound is all they have to offer.
DIOGENESWhat I like to drink most is wine that belongs to others.
More Diogenes Quotes
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He lit a lamp in broad daylight and said, as he went about-I am looking for a human.
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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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It takes a wise man to discover a wise man.
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The foundation of every state is the education of its youth.
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Blushing is the color of virtue.
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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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The only way to gall and fret effectively is for yourself to be a good and honest man.
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One original thought is worth a thousand mindless quotings.
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Behold! I’ve brought you a man.
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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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The most beautiful thing in the world is freedom of speech.
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In a rich man’s house there is no place to spit but his face.
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I am Diogenes the Dog. I nuzzle the kind, bark at the greedy and bite scoundrels.
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What I like to drink most is wine that belongs to others.
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I am a citizen of the world.
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