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I am a citizen of the world.

Diogenes

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
Poverty is a virtue which one can teach oneself.
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Poverty Teaching Virtue
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
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
No man is hurt but by himself.
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Deep Himself Hurt Man One Liner
The foundation of every state is the education of its youth.
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Education Foundation State Youth
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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Enemy Friend Good Man Preserve Task
The only way to gall and fret effectively is for yourself to be a good and honest man.
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Effect Fret Gall Good Honest Man Yourself
Other dogs bite only their enemies, whereas I bite also my friends in order to save them.
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Bite Dog Enemy Friend Perspective
We have two ears and one tongue so that we could listen more and talk less.
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Ear Listen Talk Tongue
We come into the world alone and we die alone.
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Alone Come Death World
To become self-educated you should condemn yourself for all those things that you would criticize others.
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Criticize Deep Educate Yourself
Dogs and philosophers do the greatest good and get the fewest rewards.
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Dog Few Good Great Philosophy Reward
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
I am a citizen of the world.
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Citizen Myself World
It takes a wise man to discover a wise man.
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Deep Discover Man Philosophy Wise

I am a citizen of the world.

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