I am a citizen of the world.
DIOGENESBehold! I’ve brought you a man.
More Diogenes Quotes
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People who talk well but do nothing are like musical instruments; the sound is all they have to offer.
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Behold! I’ve brought you a man.
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Of what use is a philosopher who doesn’t hurt anybody’s feelings?
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No man is hurt but by himself.
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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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It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours.
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The art of being a slave is to rule one’s master.
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Poverty is a virtue which one can teach oneself.
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Dogs and philosophers do the greatest good and get the fewest rewards.
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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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One original thought is worth a thousand mindless quotings.
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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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In a rich man’s house there is no place to spit but his face.
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We have two ears and one tongue so that we could listen more and talk less.
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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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