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All things are in common among friends.
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Why not whip the teacher when the pupil misbehaves?
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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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He was breakfasting in the marketplace, and the bystanders gathered round him with cries of dog. It is you who are dogs, cried he, when you stand round and watch me at my breakfast.
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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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The foundation of every state is the education of its youth.
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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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The health and vigor necessary for the practice of what is good, depend equally on both mind and body.
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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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The chief good is the suspension of the judgment [especially negative judgement], which tranquillity of mind follows like its shadow.
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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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There is only a finger's difference between a wise man and a fool.
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I am looking for an honest man.
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If I lack awareness, then why should I care what happens to me when I am dead?
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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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The only way to gall and fret effectively is for yourself to be a good and honest man.
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Nothing can be produced out of nothing.
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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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On being asked by someone how he could become famous, Diogenes responded: 'By worrying as little as possible about fame
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