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I am looking for an honest man.

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Why not whip the teacher when the pupil misbehaves?
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Other dogs bite only their enemies, whereas I bite also my friends in order to save them.
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Aristotle dines when it seems good to King Philip, but Diogenes when he himself pleases.
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I am not an Athenian or a Greek, but a citizen of the world.
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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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On being asked by someone how he could become famous, Diogenes responded: 'By worrying as little as possible about fame
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Nothing can be produced out of nothing.
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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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He has the most who is most content with the least.
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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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The most beautiful thing in the world is freedom of speech.
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One original thought is worth a thousand mindless quotings
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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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Young men not ought to marry yet, and old men never ought to marry at all.
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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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When asked what was the proper time for supper: If you are a rich man, whenever you please and if you are a poor man, whenever you can.
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The sacrifice of Diogenes to all the gods.
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When I look upon seamen, men of science and philosophers, man is the wisest of all beings when I look upon priests and prophets nothing is as contemptible as 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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