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To become self-educated you should condemn yourself for all those things that you would criticize others.

Diogenes

Dogs and philosophers do the greatest good and get the fewest rewards.
DIOGENES

Dog Few Good Great Philosophy Reward
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
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
One original thought is worth a thousand mindless quotings.
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Mind Original Quote Thought Worth
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
Other dogs bite only their enemies, whereas I bite also my friends in order to save them.
DIOGENES

Bite Dog Enemy Friend Perspective
We have two ears and one tongue so that we could listen more and talk less.
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Ear Listen Talk Tongue
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
To become self-educated you should condemn yourself for all those things that you would criticize others.
DIOGENES

Criticize Deep Educate Yourself
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
Behold! I’ve brought you a man.
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Brought Man Yourself
The mob is the mother of tyrants.
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Mob Mother Tyrant
Of what use is a philosopher who doesn’t hurt anybody’s feelings?
DIOGENES

Feel Hurt Philosophy
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 art of being a slave is to rule one’s master.
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Art Deep Master Perspective Philosophy Rule Slave
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.
DIOGENES

Deep Give Myself Nothing Remove Sun Sunshine Yourself

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