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

Diogenes

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
He has the most who is most content with the least.
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Content Deep Himself Least One Liner Philosophy
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
We have two ears and one tongue so that we could listen more and talk less.
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Ear Listen Talk Tongue
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.
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Bones Father Human Philosophy Slave
Of what use is a philosopher who doesn’t hurt anybody’s feelings?
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Feel Hurt Philosophy
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
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
One original thought is worth a thousand mindless quotings.
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Mind Original Quote Thought Worth
We come into the world alone and we die alone.
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Alone Come Death World
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
Blushing is the color of virtue.
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Blush Color Virtue
It takes a wise man to discover a wise man.
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Deep Discover Man Philosophy Wise
Poverty is a virtue which one can teach oneself.
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Poverty Teaching Virtue
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
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

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