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We have two ears and one tongue so that we would listen more and talk less.

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Fools! You think of god as a sentient being. God is the word used to represent a force. This force created nothing, it just helps things along. It does not answer prayers, although it may make you think of a way to solve a problem. It has the power to influence you, but not decide for you.
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Wise kings generally have wise counselors and he must be a wise man himself who is capable of distinguishing one.
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The most beautiful thing in the world is freedom of speech.
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He has the most who is most content with the least.
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The foundation of every state is the education of its youth.
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Discourse on virtue and they pass by in droves. Whistle and dance the shimmy, and you've got an audience.
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The question was put to him, what hope is and his answer was, The dream of a waking man.
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It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours.
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The art of being a slave is to rule one's master.
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To become self-educated you should condemn yourself for all those things that you would criticize others.
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When some one boasted that at the Pythian games he had vanquished men, Diogenes replied, Nay, I defeat men, you defeat slaves.
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Asked where he came from, he said, I am a citizen of the world.
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Why not whip the teacher when the pupil misbehaves?
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Protagoras asserted that there are two sides to every question, exactly opposite to each other.
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Perdiccas threatened to put him to death unless he came to him, That's nothing wonderful, Diogenes said, for a beetle or a tarantula would do the same.
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I am not an Athenian or a Greek, but a citizen of the world.
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It takes a wise man to discover a wise man.
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