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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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Asked where he came from, he said, I am a citizen of the world.
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When the slave auctioneer asked in what he was proficient, he replied, In ruling people.
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Blushing is the color of virtue.
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Protagoras asserted that there are two sides to every question, exactly opposite to each other.
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Young men not ought to marry yet, and old men never ought to marry at all.
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Virtue cannot dwell with wealth either in a city or in a house.
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Even if I am but a pretender to wisdom, that in itself is philosophy.
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He has the most who is most content with the least.
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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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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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There is only a finger's difference between a wise man and a fool.
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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 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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Wise kings generally have wise counselors and he must be a wise man himself who is capable of distinguishing one.
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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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