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.
DIOGENESThe art of being a slave is to rule one’s master.
More Diogenes Quotes
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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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No man is hurt but by himself.
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We have two ears and one tongue so that we could listen more and talk less.
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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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Blushing is the color of virtue.
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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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The art of being a slave is to rule one’s master.
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What I like to drink most is wine that belongs to others.
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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 foundation of every state is the education of its youth.
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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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Other dogs bite only their enemies, whereas I bite also my friends in order to save them.
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The mob is the mother of tyrants.
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