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Diogenes Quote - Other dogs bite only their enemies, whereas I bite also my friends in order to save them.

Other dogs bite only their enemies, whereas I bite also my friends in order to save them.

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The art of being a slave is to rule one’s master.
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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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What I like to drink most is wine that belongs to others.
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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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People who talk well but do nothing are like musical instruments; the sound is all they have to offer.
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Behold! I’ve brought you a man.
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