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The only way to gall and fret effectively is for yourself to be a good and honest man.

Diogenes

We come into the world alone and we die alone.
DIOGENES

Alone Come Death World
The art of being a slave is to rule one’s master.
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Art Deep Master Perspective Philosophy Rule Slave
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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Exile Himself Home People Perspective Stay
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
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.
DIOGENES

Bones Father Human Philosophy Slave
In a rich man’s house there is no place to spit but his face.
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Face Home Man Place Rich Spit
People who talk well but do nothing are like musical instruments; the sound is all they have to offer.
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Deep Instrument Music People Sound Talk
The only way to gall and fret effectively is for yourself to be a good and honest man.
DIOGENES

Effect Fret Gall Good Honest Man Yourself
Dogs and philosophers do the greatest good and get the fewest rewards.
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Dog Few Good Great Philosophy Reward
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
The mob is the mother of tyrants.
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Mob Mother Tyrant
What I like to drink most is wine that belongs to others.
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Belong Drink Myself Wine
Poverty is a virtue which one can teach oneself.
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Poverty Teaching Virtue
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
Of what use is a philosopher who doesn’t hurt anybody’s feelings?
DIOGENES

Feel Hurt Philosophy

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