Diogenes Quotes
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Diogenes Famous Quotes & Sayings
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Wise kings generally have wise counselors; and he must be a wise man himself who is capable of distinguishing one.
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.
When some one boasted that at the Pythian games he had vanquished men, Diogenes replied, Nay, I defeat men, you defeat slaves .
Aristotle was once asked what those who tell lies gain by it. Said he - That when they speak truth they are not believed.
It was a favorite expression of Theophrastus that time was the most valuable thing that a man could spend.
You will become a teacher of yourself when for the same things that you blame others, you also blame yourself.
On being asked by someone how he could become famous, Diogenes responded: 'By worrying as little as possible about fame
Self-taught poverty is a help toward philosophy , for the things which philosophy attempts to teach by reasoning , poverty forces us to practice .
Education gives sobriety to the young, comfort to the old, riches to the poor and is an ornament to the rich.
Lust is a strong tower of mischief, and hath in it many defenders, as neediness, anger, paleness, discord, love, and longing.
The health and vigor necessary for the practice of what is good, depend equally on both mind and body.
He was seized and dragged off to King Philip, and being asked who he was, replied, A spy upon your insatiable greed .
To Xeniades, who had purchased Diogenes at the slave market, he said, Come, see that you obey orders.
The chief good is the suspension of the judgment [especially negative judgement], which tranquillity of mind follows like its shadow.
Wise leaders generally have wise counselors because it takes a wise person themselves to distinguish them.
As houses well stored with provisions are likely to be full of mice, so the bodies of those that eat much are full of diseases.
I am called a dog because I fawn on those who give me anything, I yelp at those who refuse, and I set my teeth in rascals.
Being asked where in Greece he saw good men , he replied, 'Good men nowhere, but good boys at Sparta.
When two friends part they should lock up each other's secrets and exchange keys. The truly noble mind has no resentments.
The vine bears three kinds of grapes: the first of pleasure, the second of intoxication, the third of disgust.
When Alexander the Great addressed him with greetings, and asked if he wanted anything, Diogenes replied Yes, stand a little out of my sunshine .
The noblest people are those despising wealth , learning , pleasure and life ; esteeming above them poverty , ignorance , hardship and death .
As a matter of self-preservation, a man needs good friends or ardent enemies, for the former instruct him and the latter take him to task.
If you are to be kept right, you must possess either good friends or red-hot enemies. The one will warn you, the other will expose you.
People who talk well but do nothing are like musical intruments; the sound is all they have to offer.