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The art of being a slave is to rule one’s master.

Diogenes

He lit a lamp in broad daylight and said, as he went about-I am looking for a human.
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Day Himself Human Lamp One Liner Philosophy
We have two ears and one tongue so that we could listen more and talk less.
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Ear Listen Talk Tongue
When some one reminded him that the people of Sinope had sentenced him to exile, he said, “And I sentenced them to stay at home.
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Exile Himself Home People Perspective Stay
One original thought is worth a thousand mindless quotings.
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Mind Original Quote Thought Worth
People who talk well but do nothing are like musical instruments; the sound is all they have to offer.
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Deep Instrument Music People Sound Talk
He has the most who is most content with the least.
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Content Deep Himself Least One Liner Philosophy
The art of being a slave is to rule one’s master.
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Art Deep Master Perspective Philosophy Rule Slave
What I like to drink most is wine that belongs to others.
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Belong Drink Myself Wine
I have nothing to ask but that you would remove to the other side, that you may not, by intercepting the sunshine, take from me what you cannot give.
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Deep Give Myself Nothing Remove Sun Sunshine Yourself
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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Bones Father Human Philosophy Slave
Behold! I’ve brought you a man.
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Brought Man Yourself
You will become a teacher of yourself when for the same things that you blame others, you also blame yourself.
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Blame Philosophy Teacher Yourself
If only it was as easy to banish hunger by rubbing the belly as it is to masturbate.
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Banish Belly Easy Hunger Masturbate Rub
Education gives sobriety to the young, comfort to the old, riches to the poor and is an ornament to the rich.
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Comfort Deep Education Old Ornament Poor Rich Sober Young
The mob is the mother of tyrants.
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Mob Mother Tyrant
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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Change Confront Fortune Gain Least Myself Philosophy Prepare

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