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Diogenes

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
You will become a teacher of yourself when for the same things that you blame others, you also blame yourself.
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Blame Philosophy Teacher Yourself
The foundation of every state is the education of its youth.
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Education Foundation State Youth
Dogs and philosophers do the greatest good and get the fewest rewards.
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Dog Few Good Great Philosophy Reward
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
I am a citizen of the world.
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Citizen Myself World
He lit a lamp in broad daylight and said, as he went about-I am looking for a human.
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Day Himself Human Lamp One Liner Philosophy
We have two ears and one tongue so that we could listen more and talk less.
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Ear Listen Talk Tongue
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
The mob is the mother of tyrants.
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Mob Mother Tyrant
Behold! I’ve brought you a man.
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Brought Man Yourself
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
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
The art of being a slave is to rule one’s master.
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Art Deep Master Perspective Philosophy Rule Slave
The most beautiful thing in the world is freedom of speech.
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Beautiful Freedom Speech World
Of what use is a philosopher who doesn’t hurt anybody’s feelings?
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Feel Hurt Philosophy

Blushing is the color of virtue.

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