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.
DIOGENESNo man is hurt but by himself.
More Diogenes Quotes
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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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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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We come into the world alone and we die alone.
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To become self-educated you should condemn yourself for all those things that you would criticize others.
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To one who asked what was the proper time for lunch, he said, “If a rich man, when you will; if a poor man, when you can.”
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One original thought is worth a thousand mindless quotings.
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He has the most who is most content with the least.
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I am Diogenes the Dog. I nuzzle the kind, bark at the greedy and bite scoundrels.
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In a rich man’s house there is no place to spit but his face.
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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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It takes a wise man to discover a wise man.
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What I like to drink most is wine that belongs to others.
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Blushing is the color of virtue.
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I pissed on the man who called me a dog. why was he so surprised?
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Poverty is a virtue which one can teach oneself.
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