He lit a lamp in broad daylight and said, as he went about-I am looking for a human.
DIOGENESThe only way to gall and fret effectively is for yourself to be a good and honest man.
More Diogenes Quotes
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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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He has the most who is most content with the least.
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It takes a wise man to discover a wise man.
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I am a citizen of the world.
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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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To become self-educated you should condemn yourself for all those things that you would criticize others.
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One original thought is worth a thousand mindless quotings.
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I am Diogenes the Dog. I nuzzle the kind, bark at the greedy and bite scoundrels.
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In a rich man’s house there is no place to spit but his face.
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Of what use is a philosopher who doesn’t hurt anybody’s feelings?
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The most beautiful thing in the world is freedom of speech.
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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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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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Dogs and philosophers do the greatest good and get the fewest rewards.
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The art of being a slave is to rule one’s master.
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