Education gives sobriety to the young, comfort to the old, riches to the poor and is an ornament to the rich.
DIOGENESOther dogs bite only their enemies, whereas I bite also my friends in order to save them.
More Diogenes Quotes
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One original thought is worth a thousand mindless quotings.
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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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He has the most who is most content with the least.
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The foundation of every state is the education of its youth.
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I am a citizen of the world.
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I pissed on the man who called me a dog. why was he so surprised?
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The most beautiful thing in the world is freedom of speech.
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Of what use is a philosopher who doesn’t hurt anybody’s feelings?
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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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I am Diogenes the Dog. I nuzzle the kind, bark at the greedy and bite scoundrels.
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It takes a wise man to discover a wise 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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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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In a rich man’s house there is no place to spit but his face.
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