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I am looking for an honest man.

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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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The foundation of every state is the education of its youth.
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Even if I am but a pretender to wisdom, that in itself is philosophy.
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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 chief good is the suspension of the judgment [especially negative judgement], which tranquillity of mind follows like its shadow.
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He lit a lamp in broad daylight and said, as he went about, I am looking for a human.
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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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When two friends part they should lock up each other's secrets and exchange keys. The truly noble mind has no resentments.
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There is a false love that will make you something you are not.
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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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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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Blushing is the color of virtue.
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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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We have two ears and one tongue so that we would listen more and talk less.
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If I lack awareness, then why should I care what happens to me when I am dead?
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I am Diogenes the Dog. I nuzzle the kind, bark at the greedy and bite scoundrels.
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Aren't you ashamed, you who walk backward along the whole path of existence, and blame me for walking backward along the path of the promenade?
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Dogs and philosophers do the greatest good and get the fewest rewards.
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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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