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Diogenes Quote - He lit a lamp in broad daylight and said, as he went about-I am looking for a human.

He lit a lamp in broad daylight and said, as he went about-I am looking for a human.

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He lit a lamp in broad daylight and said, as he went about-I am looking for a human.
DIOGENES

Day Himself Human Lamp One Liner 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
The only way to gall and fret effectively is for yourself to be a good and honest man.
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Effect Fret Gall Good Honest Man Yourself
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
If only it was as easy to banish hunger by rubbing the belly as it is to masturbate.
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Banish Belly Easy Hunger Masturbate Rub
The mob is the mother of tyrants.
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Mob Mother Tyrant
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
It takes a wise man to discover a wise man.
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Deep Discover Man Philosophy Wise
Of what use is a philosopher who doesn’t hurt anybody’s feelings?
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Feel Hurt Philosophy
Behold! I’ve brought you a man.
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Brought Man Yourself
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
Dogs and philosophers do the greatest good and get the fewest rewards.
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Dog Few Good Great Philosophy Reward
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
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
To become self-educated you should condemn yourself for all those things that you would criticize others.
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Criticize Deep Educate Yourself
No man is hurt but by himself.
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Deep Himself Hurt Man One Liner
I am a citizen of the world.
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Citizen Myself World
I pissed on the man who called me a dog. why was he so surprised?
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Dog Himself Man Myself One Liner Perspective Piss Surprise
What I like to drink most is wine that belongs to others.
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Belong Drink Myself Wine
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
One original thought is worth a thousand mindless quotings.
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Mind Original Quote Thought Worth
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
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
Poverty is a virtue which one can teach oneself.
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Poverty Teaching Virtue
Blushing is the color of virtue.
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Blush Color 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

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