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

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Even if I am but a pretender to wisdom, that in itself is philosophy.
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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 art of being a slave is to rule one's master.
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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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The Sun visits cesspools without being defiled.
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There is only a finger's difference between a wise man and a fool.
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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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All things are in common among friends.
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Dogs and philosophers do the greatest good and get the fewest rewards.
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Aristotle dines when it seems good to King Philip, but Diogenes when he himself pleases.
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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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On being asked by someone how he could become famous, Diogenes responded: 'By worrying as little as possible about fame
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We have two ears and one tongue so that we would listen more and talk less.
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The health and vigor necessary for the practice of what is good, depend equally on both mind and body.
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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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Why not whip the teacher when the pupil misbehaves?
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I am Diogenes the Dog. I nuzzle the kind, bark at the greedy and bite scoundrels.
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Nothing can be produced out of nothing.
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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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He has the most who is most content with the least.
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