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.
DIOGENESThe 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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It is the privilege of the gods to want nothing, and of godlike men to want little.
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Dogs and philosophers do the greatest good and get the fewest rewards.
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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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The mob is the mother of tyrants.
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The foundation of every state is the education of its youth.
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Blushing is the color of virtue.
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Poverty is a virtue which one can teach oneself.
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Of what use is a philosopher who doesn’t hurt anybody’s feelings?
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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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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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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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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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