Quote

I pissed on the man who called me a dog. Why was he so surprised?

Diogenes

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Diogenes
Philosopher
Sinope
Diogenes the Cynic
Diogenes
Men
Pissed
Surprised
Dog
Called

More quotes by Diogenes

Image
On being asked by someone how he could become famous, Diogenes responded: 'By worrying as little as possible about fame
Diogenes
Image
Education gives sobriety to the young, comfort to the old, riches to the poor and is an ornament to the rich.
Diogenes
Image
People who talk well but do nothing are like musical intruments the sound is all they have to offer.
Diogenes
Image
It takes a wise man to discover a wise man.
Diogenes
Image
To become self-educated you should condemn yourself for all those things that you would criticize others.
Diogenes
Image
I am Diogenes the Dog. I nuzzle the kind, bark at the greedy and bite scoundrels.
Diogenes
Image
When some one reminded him that the people of Sinope had sentenced him to exile, he said, And I sentenced them to stay at home.
Diogenes
Image
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.
Diogenes
Image
One original thought is worth a thousand mindless quotings
Diogenes
Image
Asked where he came from, he said, I am a citizen of the world.
Diogenes
Image
There is a false love that will make you something you are not.
Diogenes
Image
By worrying as little as possible about fame.
Diogenes
Image
I am looking for an honest man.
Diogenes
Image
He has the most who is most content with the least.
Diogenes
Image
He was breakfasting in the marketplace, and the bystanders gathered round him with cries of dog. It is you who are dogs, cried he, when you stand round and watch me at my breakfast.
Diogenes
Image
I am not an Athenian or a Greek, but a citizen of the world.
Diogenes
Image
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.
Diogenes
Image
Young men not ought to marry yet, and old men never ought to marry at all.
Diogenes
Image
Nothing can be produced out of nothing.
Diogenes
Image
All things are in common among friends.
Diogenes