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There is only a finger's difference between a wise man and a fool.

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Aristotle dines when it seems good to King Philip, but Diogenes when he himself pleases.
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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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Why not whip the teacher when the pupil misbehaves?
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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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He has the most who is most content with the least.
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Young men not ought to marry yet, and old men never ought to marry at all.
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All things are in common among friends.
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I am Diogenes the Dog. I nuzzle the kind, bark at the greedy and bite scoundrels.
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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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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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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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One original thought is worth a thousand mindless quotings
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He was seized and dragged off to King Philip, and being asked who he was, replied, A spy upon your insatiable greed.
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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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To Xeniades, who had purchased Diogenes at the slave market, he said, Come, see that you obey orders.
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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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Education gives sobriety to the young, comfort to the old, riches to the poor and is an ornament to the rich.
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I pissed on the man who called me a dog. Why was he so surprised?
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The health and vigor necessary for the practice of what is good, depend equally on both mind and body.
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