I pissed on the man who called me a dog. why was he so surprised?
DIOGENESNo man is hurt but by himself.
More Diogenes Quotes
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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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One original thought is worth a thousand mindless quotings.
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Poverty is a virtue which one can teach oneself.
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It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours.
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He has the most who is most content with the least.
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In a rich man’s house there is no place to spit but his face.
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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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To become self-educated you should condemn yourself for all those things that you would criticize others.
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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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The most beautiful thing in the world is freedom of speech.
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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 mob is the mother of tyrants.
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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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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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