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We are more curious about the meaning of dreams than about things we see when awake. — Diogenes Laertius

The Sun visits cesspools without being defiled. — Diogenes

The mountains too, at a distance, appear airy masses and smooth, but seen near at hand they are rough. — Diogenes Laertius

One original thought is worth a thousand mindless quotings. — Diogenes Laertius

A vine bears three grapes, the first of pleasure, the second of drunkenness, and the third of repentance. — Diogenes Laertius

Boasting, like gilded armour, is very different inside from outside. — Diogenes

Protagoras asserted that there are two sides to every question, exactly opposite to each other. — Diogenes

The great thieves lead away the little thief. — Diogenes

It is the privilege of the gods to want nothing, and of godlike men to want little. — Diogenes Of Sinope

The sun too penetrates into privies, but is not polluted by them. — Diogenes

No man is hurt but by himself," said Diogenes. — Maxwell Maltz

In a rich man's house there is no place to spit but his face. — Diogenes

The request of industry to government is as modest as that of Diogenes to Alexander: Get out of my light. — Jeremy Bentham

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

The question was put to him, what hope is; and his answer was, "The dream of a waking man." — Diogenes

Let us not unlearn what we have already learned — Diogenes

No man is hurt but by himself — Diogenes Of Sinope

Aristotle was once asked what those who tell lies gain by it. Said he - That when they speak truth they are not believed. — Diogenes

Other dogs bite only their enemies, whereas I bite also my friends in order to save them. — Diogenes

There is a false love that will make you something you are not. — Diogenes

Blushing is the color of virtue. — Diogenes Of Sinope

If your cloak was a gift, I appreciate it; if it was a loan, I'm not through with it yet. — Diogenes

It was a favorite expression of Theophrastus that time was the most valuable thing that a man could spend. — Diogenes

You will become a teacher of yourself when for the same things that you blame others, you also blame yourself. — Diogenes

On being asked by someone how he could become famous, Diogenes responded: 'By worrying as little as possible about fame — Diogenes

The art of being a slave is to rule one's master. — Diogenes Of Sinope

Self-taught poverty is a help toward philosophy , for the things which philosophy attempts to teach by reasoning , poverty forces us to practice . — Diogenes

Education gives sobriety to the young, comfort to the old, riches to the poor and is an ornament to the rich. — Diogenes

It takes a wise man to discover a wise man. — Diogenes Of Sinope

I do not know whether there are gods, but there ought to be. — Diogenes

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 Of Sinope

Of what use is a philosopher who doesn't hurt anybody's feelings? — Diogenes Of Sinope

Ability in man is an apt good, if it be applied to good ends. — Diogenes

The health and vigor necessary for the practice of what is good, depend equally on both mind and body. — Diogenes

The mob is the mother of tyrants. — Diogenes

The sun, too, shines into cesspools and is not polluted. — Diogenes

Anaxagoras said to a man who was grieving because he lay dying in a foreign land, "The descent to hell is the same from every place. — Diogenes Laertius

Discourse on virtue and they pass by in droves. Whistle and dance and shimmy, and you've got an audience! — Diogenes Laertius

Time is the most valuable thing that a man can spend. — Diogenes Laertius

Diogenes found more rest in his tub than Alexander on his throne. — Francis Quarles

When Thales was asked what was difficult, he said, To know one's self. And what was easy, To advise another. — Diogenes Laertius

We have complicated every simple gift of the gods. — Diogenes

To one who asked what was the proper time for lunch, he said, If a rich man, when you will; if a poor man, when you can. — Diogenes Of Sinope

The foundation of every state is the education of its youth. — Diogenes Of Sinope

The chief good is the suspension of the judgment [especially negative judgement], which tranquillity of mind follows like its shadow. — Diogenes

To Xeniades, who had purchased Diogenes at the slave market, he said, Come, see that you obey orders. — Diogenes

When Alexander the Great addressed him with greetings, and asked if he wanted anything, Diogenes replied Yes, stand a little out of my sunshine . — Diogenes

The noblest people are those despising wealth , learning , pleasure and life ; esteeming above them poverty , ignorance , hardship and death . — Diogenes

If only it was as easy to banish hunger by rubbing the belly as it is to masturbate. — Diogenes

It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours. — Diogenes Of Sinope

Modesty is the color of virtue. — Diogenes

He once begged alms of a statue, and, when asked why he did so, replied, To get practice in being refused. — Diogenes

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. — Diogenes

That man does not possess his estate, but his estate possesses him. — Diogenes Laertius

People who talk well but do nothing are like musical intruments; the sound is all they have to offer. — Diogenes

There is only a finger's difference between a wise man and a fool. — Diogenes

Though Diogenes lived in a tub, there might be, for aught I know, as much pride under his rags, as in the fine-spun garments of the divine Plato. — Jonathan Swift

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. — Diogenes

A friend is one soul abiding in two bodies. — Diogenes

But truly, if I were not Alexander, I would be Diogenes. — Alexander The Great

Why not whip the teacher when the pupil misbehaves? — Diogenes

The tired ox treads with a firmer step — Diogenes Laertius

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. — Diogenes

To become self-educated you should condemn yourself for all those things that you would criticize others. — Diogenes

We come into the world alone and we die alone. Why, in life, should we be any less alone? — Diogenes

When the slave auctioneer asked in what he was proficient, he replied, In ruling people . — Diogenes

Aristotle dines when it seems good to King Philip, but Diogenes when he himself pleases. — Diogenes

He was seized and dragged off to King Philip, and being asked who he was, replied, A spy upon your insatiable greed . — Diogenes

The only way to gall and fret effectively is for yourself to be a good and honest man. — Diogenes Of Sinope

Wise leaders generally have wise counselors because it takes a wise person themselves to distinguish them. — Diogenes

Chilo advised, "not to speak evil of the dead." — Diogenes

Step out of my sunlight. — Diogenes Laertius

Courage, my boy! that is the complexion of virtue. — Diogenes Laertius

He lit a lamp in broad daylight and said, as he went about, I am looking for a human . — Diogenes

Poverty is a virtue which one can teach oneself. — Diogenes Of Sinope

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

Man is the most intelligent of animals
and the most silly. — Diogenes Laertius

I threw my cup away when I saw a child drinking from his hands at the trough. — Diogenes

Even if I am but a pretender to wisdom, that in itself is philosophy. — Diogenes

Stand a little less between me and the sun. Diogenes and I. — Diogenes Laertius

Tis only in the future you can prove your true worth. — Emmuska Orczy

Whichever you do, you will repent it. — Diogenes Laertius

Most men are within a finger's breadth of being mad. — Diogenes

Of what am I guilty," once exclaimed Antisthenes, "that I should be praised? — Diogenes Laertius

Thales was asked what was very difficult; he said: To know one's self. — Diogenes Laertius

True contentment depends not upon what we have; a tub was large enough for Diogenes, but a world was too little for Alexander. — Charles Caleb Colton

He used to say that it was better to have one friend of great value than many friends who were good for nothing. — Diogenes Laertius

Asked where he came from, he said, I am a citizen of the world . — Diogenes

We need to stop the little girl," said Richard "pass me that shotgun. — Kim Newman

And then comes the realization. That although a house was taken from you, you can still build a home in a wine jar. — Camilo Garzon

The vine bears three kinds of grapes: the first of pleasure, the second of intoxication, the third of disgust. — Diogenes

Your conscience troubles you unnecessarily, and you see a deliberate intention in every simple act. — Emmuska Orczy

Diogenes was asked what wine he liked best; and he answered as I would have done when he said, "Somebody else's". — Michel De Montaigne

If I lack awareness, then why should I care what happens to me when I am dead? — Diogenes

When two friends part they should lock up each other's secrets and exchange keys. The truly noble mind has no resentments. — Diogenes

When he saw the child of some prostitute throw stones at a crowd, Diogenes shouted to him, "Take care that you don't hit your father! — Luis E. Navia

Being asked where in Greece he saw good men , he replied, 'Good men nowhere, but good boys at Sparta. — Diogenes

To the question what wine he found pleasant to drink, he replied, That for which other people pay. — Diogenes

We have two ears and one tongue so that we would listen more and talk less. — Diogenes

Why not whip the teacher when the student misbehaves? — Diogenes Laertius