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I am not an Athenian or a Greek, but a citizen of the world.
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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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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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Even if I am but a pretender to wisdom, that in itself is philosophy.
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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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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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Virtue cannot dwell with wealth either in a city or in a house.
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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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The question was put to him, what hope is and his answer was, The dream of a waking man.
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I am Diogenes the Dog. I nuzzle the kind, bark at the greedy and bite scoundrels.
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Aristotle dines when it seems good to King Philip, but Diogenes when he himself pleases.
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The most beautiful thing in the world is freedom of speech.
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When I look upon seamen, men of science and philosophers, man is the wisest of all beings when I look upon priests and prophets nothing is as contemptible as man.
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The sacrifice of Diogenes to all the gods.
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Protagoras asserted that there are two sides to every question, exactly opposite to each other.
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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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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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On being asked by someone how he could become famous, Diogenes responded: 'By worrying as little as possible about fame
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All things are in common among friends.
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