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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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Even if I am but a pretender to wisdom, that in itself is philosophy.
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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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I am Diogenes the Dog. I nuzzle the kind, bark at the greedy and bite scoundrels.
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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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I am not an Athenian or a Greek, but a citizen of the world.
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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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