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All things are in common among friends.

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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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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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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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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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On being asked by someone how he could become famous, Diogenes responded: 'By worrying as little as possible about fame
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Even if I am but a pretender to wisdom, that in itself is philosophy.
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The Sun visits cesspools without being defiled.
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Young men not ought to marry yet, and old men never ought to marry at all.
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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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The art of being a slave is to rule one's master.
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It takes a wise man to discover a wise man.
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Lust is a strong tower of mischief, and hath in it many defenders, as neediness, anger, paleness, discord, love, and longing.
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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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Wise kings generally have wise counselors and he must be a wise man himself who is capable of distinguishing one.
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No man is hurt but by himself. ...Literally by how he interprets what happens to him. If he focusses on how it could have been better, he will be hurt. If he focusses on how it could have been worse, he will be happy. The same is true for women too.
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When the slave auctioneer asked in what he was proficient, he replied, In ruling people.
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Why not whip the teacher when the pupil misbehaves?
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We have two ears and one tongue so that we would listen more and talk less.
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Most men are within a finger's breadth of being mad.
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