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Plato had defined Man as an animal, biped and featherless, and was applauded. Diogenes plucked a fowl and brought it into the lecture-room with the words, Behold Plato's man!
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By worrying as little as possible about fame.
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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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Being asked where in Greece he saw good men, he replied, Good men nowhere, but good boys at Sparta.
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When asked what was the proper time for supper: If you are a rich man, whenever you please and if you are a poor man, whenever you can.
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Why not whip the teacher when the pupil misbehaves?
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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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The only way to gall and fret effectively is for yourself to be a good and honest man.
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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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When the slave auctioneer asked in what he was proficient, he replied, In ruling people.
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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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