Why not whip the teacher when the pupil misbehaves? Diogenes More Quotes by Diogenes More Quotes From Diogenes Man is the most intelligent of the animals - and the most silly. Diogenes silly animal men Other dogs bite only their enemies, whereas I bite also my friends in order to save them. Diogenes dog order enemy The question was put to him, what hope is; and his answer was, "The dream of a waking man." Diogenes hope dream men To arrive at perfection, a man should have very sincere friends or inveterate enemies; because he would be made sensible of his good or ill conduct, either by the censures of the one or the admonitions of the other. Diogenes should-have friendship men Aren't you ashamed, you who walk backward along the whole path of existence, and blame me for walking backward along the path of the promenade? Diogenes blame existence path The sun, too, shines into cesspools and is not polluted. Diogenes shining sun I do not know whether there are gods, but there ought to be. Diogenes ought knows Blushing is the color of virtue. Diogenes dream love life Poverty is a virtue which one can teach oneself. Diogenes teach poverty virtue Young men not ought to marry yet, and old men never ought to marry at all. Diogenes marriage young men Virtue cannot dwell with wealth either in a city or in a house. Diogenes wealth cities house A friend is one soul abiding in two bodies. Diogenes body soul two The noblest people are those despising wealth, learning, pleasure and life; esteeming above them poverty, ignorance, hardship and death. Diogenes hardship ignorance people When the slave auctioneer asked in what he was proficient, he replied, "In ruling people." Diogenes ruling slave people He was seized and dragged off to King Philip, and being asked who he was, replied, "A spy upon your insatiable greed." Diogenes spy greed kings 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 rich time men When two friends part they should lock up each other's secrets and exchange keys. The truly noble mind has no resentments. Diogenes two-friends keys secret Even if I am but a pretender to wisdom, that in itself is philosophy. Diogenes pretender ifs philosophy No man is hurt but by himself. Diogenes educational hurt men The Sun visits cesspools without being defiled. Diogenes association sun
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