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The most beautiful thing in the world is freedom of speech.

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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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People who talk well but do nothing are like musical intruments the sound is all they have to offer.
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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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When Alexander the Great addressed him with greetings, and asked if he wanted anything, Diogenes replied Yes, stand a little out of my sunshine.
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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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I am looking for an honest man.
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The foundation of every state is the education of its youth.
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There is only a finger's difference between a wise man and a fool.
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When I look upon seamen, men of science and philosophers, man is the wisest of all beings when I look upon priests and prophets nothing is as contemptible as man.
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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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Asked where he came from, he said, I am a citizen of the world.
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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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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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Why not whip the teacher when the pupil misbehaves?
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The Sun visits cesspools without being defiled.
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To Xeniades, who had purchased Diogenes at the slave market, he said, Come, see that you obey orders.
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I pissed on the man who called me a dog. Why was he so surprised?
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When two friends part they should lock up each other's secrets and exchange keys. The truly noble mind has no resentments.
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