In a rich man’s house there is no place to spit but his face.
DIOGENESPeople who talk well but do nothing are like musical instruments; the sound is all they have to offer.
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Self-taught poverty is a help toward philosophy, for the things which philosophy attempts to teach by reasoning, poverty forces us to practice.
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Behold! I’ve brought you a man.
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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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No man is hurt but by himself.
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It takes a wise man to discover a wise man.
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It is the privilege of the gods to want nothing, and of godlike men to want little.
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The foundation of every state is the education of its youth.
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If only it was as easy to banish hunger by rubbing the belly as it is to masturbate.
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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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I am a citizen of the world.
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I pissed on the man who called me a dog. why was he so surprised?
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I am Diogenes the Dog. I nuzzle the kind, bark at the greedy and bite scoundrels.
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The mob is the mother of tyrants.
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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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To become self-educated you should condemn yourself for all those things that you would criticize others.
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