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Diogenes of Sinope quotes
It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours.
— Diogenes of Sinope
It is the privilege of the gods to want nothing, and of godlike men to want little.
— Diogenes of Sinope
I am a citizen of the world.
— Diogenes of Sinope, The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers
A philosopher named Aristippus, who had quite willingly sucked up to Dionysus and won himself a spot at his court, saw Diogenes cooking lentils for a meal. “If you would only learn to compliment Dionysus, you wouldn’t have to live on lentils.”Diogenes replied, “But if you would only learn to live on lentils, you wouldn’t have to flatter Dionysus.
— Diogenes of Sinope
Dogs and philosophers do the greatest good and get the fewest rewards.
— Diogenes of Sinope
Poverty is a virtue which one can teach oneself.
— Diogenes of Sinope
Of what use is a philosopher who doesn’t hurt anybody’s feelings?
— Diogenes of Sinope
It takes a wise man to discover a wise man.
— Diogenes of Sinope
The foundation of every state is the education of its youth.
— Diogenes of Sinope
Blushing is the color of virtue.
— Diogenes of Sinope
The only way to gall and fret effectively is for yourself to be a good and honest man.
— Diogenes of Sinope
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