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Nothing can be produced out of nothing.
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Dogs and philosophers do the greatest good and get the fewest rewards.
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Virtue cannot dwell with wealth either in a city or in a house.
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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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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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I am Diogenes the Dog. I nuzzle the kind, bark at the greedy and bite scoundrels.
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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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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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To Xeniades, who had purchased Diogenes at the slave market, he said, Come, see that you obey orders.
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The foundation of every state is the education of its youth.
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He lit a lamp in broad daylight and said, as he went about, I am looking for a human.
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Young men not ought to marry yet, and old men never ought to marry at all.
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I am not an Athenian or a Greek, but a citizen of the world.
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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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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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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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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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To become self-educated you should condemn yourself for all those things that you would criticize others.
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Protagoras asserted that there are two sides to every question, exactly opposite to each other.
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