Wise leaders generally have wise counselors because it takes a wise person themselves to distinguish them. Diogenes More Quotes by Diogenes More Quotes From Diogenes The foundation of every state is the education of its youth. Diogenes motivationalinspirationallife Man is the most intelligent of the animals - and the most silly. Diogenes sillyanimalmen Other dogs bite only their enemies, whereas I bite also my friends in order to save them. Diogenes dogorderenemy The question was put to him, what hope is; and his answer was, "The dream of a waking man." Diogenes hopedreammen 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-havefriendshipmen 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 blameexistencepath The sun, too, shines into cesspools and is not polluted. Diogenes shiningsun I do not know whether there are gods, but there ought to be. Diogenes oughtknows Blushing is the color of virtue. Diogenes dreamlovelife Poverty is a virtue which one can teach oneself. Diogenes teachpovertyvirtue Young men not ought to marry yet, and old men never ought to marry at all. Diogenes marriageyoungmen Virtue cannot dwell with wealth either in a city or in a house. Diogenes wealthcitieshouse A friend is one soul abiding in two bodies. Diogenes bodysoultwo The noblest people are those despising wealth, learning, pleasure and life; esteeming above them poverty, ignorance, hardship and death. Diogenes hardshipignorancepeople When the slave auctioneer asked in what he was proficient, he replied, "In ruling people." Diogenes rulingslavepeople He was seized and dragged off to King Philip, and being asked who he was, replied, "A spy upon your insatiable greed." Diogenes spygreedkings 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 richtimemen When two friends part they should lock up each other's secrets and exchange keys. The truly noble mind has no resentments. Diogenes two-friendskeyssecret Even if I am but a pretender to wisdom, that in itself is philosophy. Diogenes pretenderifsphilosophy No man is hurt but by himself. Diogenes educationalhurtmen
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