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

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Perdiccas threatened to put him to death unless he came to him, That's nothing wonderful, Diogenes said, for a beetle or a tarantula would do the same.
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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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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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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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There is a false love that will make you something you are not.
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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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Dogs and philosophers do the greatest good and get the fewest rewards.
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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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It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours.
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By worrying as little as possible about fame.
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Most men are within a finger's breadth of being mad.
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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.
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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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I am Diogenes the Dog. I nuzzle the kind, bark at the greedy and bite scoundrels.
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He has the most who is most content with the least.
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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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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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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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