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It takes a wise man to discover a wise man.

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Virtue cannot dwell with wealth either in a city or in a house.
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When the slave auctioneer asked in what he was proficient, he replied, In ruling people.
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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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Those who have virtue always in their mouths, and neglect it in practice, are like a harp, which emits a sound pleasing to others, while itself is insensible of the music.
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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 only way to gall and fret effectively is for yourself to be a good and honest man.
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There is a false love that will make you something you are not.
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He has the most who is most content with the least.
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Why not whip the teacher when the pupil misbehaves?
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There is only a finger's difference between a wise man and a fool.
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Blushing is the color of virtue.
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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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The foundation of every state is the education of its youth.
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Dogs and philosophers do the greatest good and get the fewest rewards.
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He was breakfasting in the marketplace, and the bystanders gathered round him with cries of dog. It is you who are dogs, cried he, when you stand round and watch me at my breakfast.
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I am Diogenes the Dog. I nuzzle the kind, bark at the greedy and bite scoundrels.
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The sacrifice of Diogenes to all the gods.
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People who talk well but do nothing are like musical intruments the sound is all they have to offer.
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One day, observing a child drinking out of his hands, he cast away the cup from his wallet with the words, A child has beaten me in plainness of living.
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On being asked by someone how he could become famous, Diogenes responded: 'By worrying as little as possible about fame
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