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I am Diogenes the Dog. I nuzzle the kind, bark at the greedy and bite scoundrels.

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He was seized and dragged off to King Philip, and being asked who he was, replied, A spy upon your insatiable greed.
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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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There is only a finger's difference between a wise man and a fool.
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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 chief good is the suspension of the judgment [especially negative judgement], which tranquillity of mind follows like its shadow.
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Asked where he came from, he said, I am a citizen of the world.
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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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Why not whip the teacher when the pupil misbehaves?
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The Sun visits cesspools without being defiled.
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I pissed on the man who called me a dog. Why was he so surprised?
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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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Aristotle dines when it seems good to King Philip, but Diogenes when he himself pleases.
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The most beautiful thing in the world is freedom of speech.
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Young men not ought to marry yet, and old men never ought to marry at all.
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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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If I lack awareness, then why should I care what happens to me when I am dead?
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He once begged alms of a statue, and, when asked why he did so, replied, To get practice in being refused.
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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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Wise kings generally have wise counselors and he must be a wise man himself who is capable of distinguishing one.
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By worrying as little as possible about fame.
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