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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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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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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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On being asked by someone how he could become famous, Diogenes responded: 'By worrying as little as possible about fame
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He was seized and dragged off to King Philip, and being asked who he was, replied, A spy upon your insatiable greed.
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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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I am looking for an honest man.
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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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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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Education gives sobriety to the young, comfort to the old, riches to the poor and is an ornament to the rich.
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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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I pissed on the man who called me a dog. Why was he so surprised?
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He once begged alms of a statue, and, when asked why he did so, replied, To get practice in being refused.
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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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The most beautiful thing in the world is freedom of speech.
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He has the most who is most content with the least.
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Even if I am but a pretender to wisdom, that in itself is philosophy.
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Protagoras asserted that there are two sides to every question, exactly opposite to each other.
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All things are in common among friends.
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