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.
DIOGENESPeople who talk well but do nothing are like musical instruments; the sound is all they have to offer.
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What I like to drink most is wine that belongs to others.
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The mob is the mother of tyrants.
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It takes a wise man to discover a wise man.
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No man is hurt but by himself.
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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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You will become a teacher of yourself when for the same things that you blame others, you also blame yourself.
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Blushing is the color of virtue.
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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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He has the most who is most content with the least.
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Other dogs bite only their enemies, whereas I bite also my friends in order to save them.
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Poverty is a virtue which one can teach oneself.
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We have two ears and one tongue so that we could listen more and talk less.
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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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The only way to gall and fret effectively is for yourself to be a good and honest man.
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In a rich man’s house there is no place to spit but his face.
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