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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 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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It takes a wise man to discover a wise man.
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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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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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When some one reminded him that the people of Sinope had sentenced him to exile, he said, And I sentenced them to stay at home.
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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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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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Other dogs bite only their enemies, whereas I bite also my friends in order to save them.
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Blushing is the color of virtue.
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I pissed on the man who called me a dog. Why was he so surprised?
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We have two ears and one tongue so that we would listen more and talk less.
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The foundation of every state is the education of its youth.
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There is a false love that will make you something you are not.
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There is only a finger's difference between a wise man and a fool.
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Why not whip the teacher when the pupil misbehaves?
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When some one boasted that at the Pythian games he had vanquished men, Diogenes replied, Nay, I defeat men, you defeat slaves.
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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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Most men are within a finger's breadth of being mad.
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Being asked where in Greece he saw good men, he replied, Good men nowhere, but good boys at Sparta.
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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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