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He has the most who is most content with the least.

Diogenes

I have nothing to ask but that you would remove to the other side, that you may not, by intercepting the sunshine, take from me what you cannot give.
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Deep Give Myself Nothing Remove Sun Sunshine Yourself
No man is hurt but by himself.
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Deep Himself Hurt Man One Liner
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
Dogs and philosophers do the greatest good and get the fewest rewards.
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Dog Few Good Great Philosophy Reward
It takes a wise man to discover a wise man.
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Deep Discover Man Philosophy Wise
Poverty is a virtue which one can teach oneself.
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Poverty Teaching Virtue
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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Comfort Deep Education Old Ornament Poor Rich Sober Young
One original thought is worth a thousand mindless quotings.
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Mind Original Quote Thought Worth
I am Diogenes the Dog. I nuzzle the kind, bark at the greedy and bite scoundrels.
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Bark Bite Dog Greedy Kind Myself
We come into the world alone and we die alone.
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Alone Come Death World
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
He has the most who is most content with the least.
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Content Deep Himself Least One Liner Philosophy
I am a citizen of the world.
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Citizen Myself World
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
Of what use is a philosopher who doesn’t hurt anybody’s feelings?
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Feel Hurt Philosophy
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

He has the most who is most content with the least.

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