“ Wise kings generally have wise counselors; and he must be a wise man himself who is capable of distinguishing one. ”
- Diogenes- Copy
“ Wise leaders generally have wise counselors because it takes a wise person themselves to distinguish them. ”
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“ If only it was as easy to banish hunger by rubbing the belly as it is to masturbate. ”
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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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“ It is the privilege of the gods to want nothing, and of godlike men to want little. ”
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“ 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. ”
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“ Dogs and philosophers do the greatest good and get the fewest rewards. ”
- Diogenes of Sinope- Copy
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“ Discourse on virtue and they pass by in droves. Whistle and dance and shimmy, and you've got an audience! ”
- Diogenes Laërtius- Copy
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“ Of what use is a philosopher who doesn't hurt anybody's feelings? ”
- Diogenes of Sinope- Copy
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“ One ought to seek out virtue for its own sake, without being influenced by fear or hope, or by any external influence. Moreover, that in that does happiness consist. - Diogenes Laertius. ”
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“ Thales was asked what was most difficult to man; he answered: "To know one's self. ”
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