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Asked where he came from, he said, I am a citizen of the world.

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Young men not ought to marry yet, and old men never ought to marry at all.
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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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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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Other dogs bite only their enemies, whereas I bite also my friends in order to save them.
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By worrying as little as possible about fame.
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The most beautiful thing in the world is freedom of speech.
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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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The sacrifice of Diogenes to all the gods.
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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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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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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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To become self-educated you should condemn yourself for all those things that you would criticize others.
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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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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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I pissed on the man who called me a dog. Why was he so surprised?
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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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Dogs and philosophers do the greatest good and get the fewest rewards.
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All things are in common among friends.
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There is only a finger's difference between a wise man and a fool.
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The art of being a slave is to rule one's master.
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