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The mob is the mother of tyrants.

Diogenes

The foundation of every state is the education of its youth.
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Education Foundation State Youth
I am a citizen of the world.
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Citizen Myself World
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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Deep Himself Lunch Man Poor Proper Rich Time Yourself
He lit a lamp in broad daylight and said, as he went about-I am looking for a human.
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Day Himself Human Lamp One Liner Philosophy
Other dogs bite only their enemies, whereas I bite also my friends in order to save them.
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Bite Dog Enemy Friend Perspective
Dogs and philosophers do the greatest good and get the fewest rewards.
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Dog Few Good Great Philosophy Reward
One original thought is worth a thousand mindless quotings.
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Mind Original Quote Thought Worth
It is the privilege of the gods to want nothing, and of godlike men to want little.
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God Little Man Nothing Philosophy Privilege
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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Change Confront Fortune Gain Least Myself Philosophy Prepare
Alexander the Great found the philosopher looking attentively at a pile of human bones. Diogenes explained,I am searching for the bones of your father but cannot distinguish them from those of a slave.
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Bones Father Human Philosophy Slave
It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours.
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Different Head Mad Myself Perspective Yourself
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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Help Philosophy Poverty Practice Reason Teaching
He has the most who is most content with the least.
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Content Deep Himself Least One Liner Philosophy
It takes a wise man to discover a wise man.
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Deep Discover Man Philosophy Wise
We have two ears and one tongue so that we could listen more and talk less.
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Ear Listen Talk Tongue
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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Enemy Friend Good Man Preserve Task

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