I am a citizen of the world.
DIOGENESThe mob is the mother of tyrants.
More Diogenes Quotes
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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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To one who asked what was the proper time for lunch, he said, “If a rich man, when you will; if a poor man, when you can.”
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Poverty is a virtue which one can teach oneself.
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Blushing is the color of virtue.
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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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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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No man is hurt but by himself.
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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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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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You will become a teacher of yourself when for the same things that you blame others, you also blame yourself.
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We come into the world alone and we die alone.
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The most beautiful thing in the world is freedom of speech.
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It takes a wise man to discover a wise man.
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Of what use is a philosopher who doesn’t hurt anybody’s feelings?
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