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Nothing can be produced out of nothing.
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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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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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Other dogs bite only their enemies, whereas I bite also my friends in order to save them.
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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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To become self-educated you should condemn yourself for all those things that you would criticize others.
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When the slave auctioneer asked in what he was proficient, he replied, In ruling people.
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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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Most men are within a finger's breadth of being mad.
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Even if I am but a pretender to wisdom, that in itself is philosophy.
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I am not an Athenian or a Greek, but a citizen of the world.
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The Sun visits cesspools without being defiled.
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Fools! You think of god as a sentient being. God is the word used to represent a force. This force created nothing, it just helps things along. It does not answer prayers, although it may make you think of a way to solve a problem. It has the power to influence you, but not decide for you.
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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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Self-taught poverty is a help toward philosophy, for the things which philosophy attempts to teach by reasoning, poverty forces us to practice.
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By worrying as little as possible about fame.
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The sacrifice of Diogenes to all the gods.
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There is a false love that will make you something you are not.
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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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Asked where he came from, he said, I am a citizen of the world.
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