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The sacrifice of Diogenes to all the gods.

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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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People who talk well but do nothing are like musical intruments the sound is all they have to offer.
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The Sun visits cesspools without being defiled.
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I am Diogenes the Dog. I nuzzle the kind, bark at the greedy and bite scoundrels.
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I am not an Athenian or a Greek, but a citizen of the world.
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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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No man is hurt but by himself. ...Literally by how he interprets what happens to him. If he focusses on how it could have been better, he will be hurt. If he focusses on how it could have been worse, he will be happy. The same is true for women too.
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All things are in common among friends.
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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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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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Blushing is the color of virtue.
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The question was put to him, what hope is and his answer was, The dream of a waking 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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Nothing can be produced out of nothing.
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Asked where he came from, he said, I am a citizen of the world.
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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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One original thought is worth a thousand mindless quotings
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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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The most beautiful thing in the world is freedom of speech.
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There is only a finger's difference between a wise man and a fool.
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