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There is a false love that will make you something you are not.

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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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On being asked by someone how he could become famous, Diogenes responded: 'By worrying as little as possible about fame
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Plato had defined Man as an animal, biped and featherless, and was applauded. Diogenes plucked a fowl and brought it into the lecture-room with the words, Behold Plato's man!
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I am looking for an honest man.
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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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Aristotle dines when it seems good to King Philip, but Diogenes when he himself pleases.
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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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It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours.
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Discourse on virtue and they pass by in droves. Whistle and dance the shimmy, and you've got an audience.
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The sacrifice of Diogenes to all the gods.
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I pissed on the man who called me a dog. Why was he so surprised?
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There is only a finger's difference between a wise man and a fool.
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The foundation of every state is the education of its youth.
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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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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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Perdiccas threatened to put him to death unless he came to him, That's nothing wonderful, Diogenes said, for a beetle or a tarantula would do the same.
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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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The question was put to him, what hope is and his answer was, The dream of a waking man.
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The most beautiful thing in the world is freedom of speech.
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