Pin 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. Why, in life, should we be any less alone? Pin Wise kings generally have wise counselors and he must be a wise man himself who is capable of distinguishing one. Pin We come into the world alone and we die alone. Pin A friend is one soul abiding in two bodies. Pin I am not an Athenian or a Greek, but a citizen of the world. 9 Wise Diogenes Quotes About Life (WISDOM) Pin It takes a wise man to discover a wise man.

Pin If I gained one thing from philosophy is that at the very least, I am well prepared to confront any change in fortune. Pin Self-taught poverty is a help toward philosophy, for the things which philosophy attempts to teach by reasoning, poverty forces us to practice. Pin You will become a teacher of yourself when for the same things that you blame others, you also blame yourself. Pin Of what use is a philosopher who doesn’t hurt anybody’s feelings? 4 Diogenes Quotes on Education and Self-learning Pin Education gives sobriety to the young, comfort to the old, riches to the poor and is an ornament to the rich. Pin It is the privilege of the gods to want nothing, and of godlike men to want little. Pin One original thought is worth a thousand mindless quotings. Pin If only it was as easy to banish hunger by rubbing the belly as it is to masturbate. Pin We have two ears and one tongue so that we would listen more and talk less. Pin Dogs and philosophers do the greatest good and get the fewest rewards. Pin He has the most who is most content with the least. Pin It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours. Why was he so surprised? Pin The foundation of every state is the education of its youth. SHARES Top 10 Most Famous Diogenes Quotes (BEST) Pin I pissed on the man who called me a dog.

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