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

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It takes a wise man to discover a wise man.
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Protagoras asserted that there are two sides to every question, exactly opposite to each other.
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Asked where he came from, he said, I am a citizen of the world.
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He once begged alms of a statue, and, when asked why he did so, replied, To get practice in being refused.
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When Alexander the Great addressed him with greetings, and asked if he wanted anything, Diogenes replied Yes, stand a little out of my sunshine.
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