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The sacrifice of Diogenes to all the gods.

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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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It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours.
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Asked where he came from, he said, I am a citizen of the world.
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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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I am Diogenes the Dog. I nuzzle the kind, bark at the greedy and bite scoundrels.
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Wise kings generally have wise counselors and he must be a wise man himself who is capable of distinguishing one.
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The foundation of every state is the education of its youth.
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Dogs and philosophers do the greatest good and get the fewest rewards.
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People who talk well but do nothing are like musical intruments the sound is all they have to offer.
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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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Why not whip the teacher when the pupil misbehaves?
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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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There is a false love that will make you something you are not.
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When the slave auctioneer asked in what he was proficient, he replied, In ruling people.
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He has the most who is most content with the least.
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All things are in common among friends.
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By worrying as little as possible about fame.
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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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One day, observing a child drinking out of his hands, he cast away the cup from his wallet with the words, A child has beaten me in plainness of living.
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The art of being a slave is to rule one's master.
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