We have two ears and one tongue so that we would listen more and talk less.
- Diogenes
Tongue, More, Would, Ears
Those who have virtue always in their mouths, and neglect it in practice, are like a harp, which emits a sound pleasing to others, while itself is insensible of the music.
- Diogenes
Practice, Always, Which, Pleasing
Wise leaders generally have wise counselors because it takes a wise person themselves to distinguish them.
- Diogenes
Wise, Person, Counselors, Wise Person
Wise kings generally have wise counselors; and he must be a wise man himself who is capable of distinguishing one.
- Diogenes
Wisdom, Distinguishing, Counselors
A friend is one soul abiding in two bodies.
- Diogenes
Soul, Friend, Bodies, Abide
Why not whip the teacher when the pupil misbehaves?
- Diogenes
Teacher, Why, Whip, Why Not
When I look upon seamen, men of science and philosophers, man is the wisest of all beings; when I look upon priests and prophets nothing is as contemptible as man.
- Diogenes
Look, Nothing, Wisest, Priests
The mob is the mother of tyrants.
- Diogenes
Mother, Mob, Tyrants
Dogs and philosophers do the greatest good and get the fewest rewards.
- Diogenes
Dogs, Get, Fewest, Philosophers
What I like to drink most is wine that belongs to others.
- Diogenes
New Year's, Like, Most, Wine
Of what use is a philosopher who doesn't hurt anybody's feelings?
- Diogenes
Philosopher, Anybody, Use, Feelings
The great thieves lead away the little thief.
- Diogenes
Great, Away, Thief, Thieves
I do not know whether there are gods, but there ought to be.
- Diogenes
Know, Gods, Whether, Ought
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.
- Diogenes
Needs, Man Needs, Ardent, Good Friends
I have nothing to ask but that you would remove to the other side, that you may not, by intercepting the sunshine, take from me what you cannot give.
- Diogenes
Give, Other, Side, Remove
There is only a finger's difference between a wise man and a fool.
- Diogenes
Wise, Fool, Finger, Between
Stand a little less between me and the sun.
- Diogenes
Me, Stand, Less, Between
Calumny is only the noise of madmen.
- Diogenes
Only, Madmen, Calumny, Noise
I am called a dog because I fawn on those who give me anything, I yelp at those who refuse, and I set my teeth in rascals.
- Diogenes
Give, Set, Rascals, Give Me
The sun, too, shines into cesspools and is not polluted.
- Diogenes
Nature, Shines, Too, Polluted
The sun too penetrates into privies, but is not polluted by them.
- Diogenes
Sun, Them, Too, Polluted
The vine bears three kinds of grapes: the first of pleasure, the second of intoxication, the third of disgust.
- Diogenes
Pleasure, Third, Kinds, Bears
Blushing is the color of virtue.
- Diogenes
Color, Virtue, Blushing
No man is hurt but by himself.
- Diogenes
Man, Himself, Hurt
It takes a wise man to discover a wise man.
- Diogenes
Man, Wise, Discover, Wise Man
Modesty is the color of virtue.
- Diogenes
Color, Virtue, Modesty
It was a favorite expression of Theophrastus that time was the most valuable thing that a man could spend.
- Diogenes
Expression, Could, Most, Valuable
Most men are within a finger's breadth of being mad.
- Diogenes
Mad, Finger, Most, Breadth
The art of being a slave is to rule one's master.
- Diogenes
Art, Slave, Rule, Master
I threw my cup away when I saw a child drinking from his hands at the trough.
- Diogenes
Away, Drinking, Threw, Cup
In a rich man's house there is no place to spit but his face.
- Diogenes
Face, Rich, His, Spit
Man is the most intelligent of the animals - and the most silly.
- Diogenes
Intelligence, Silly, Most, Intelligent
He has the most who is most content with the least.
- Diogenes
Most, He, Least, Content
The foundation of every state is the education of its youth.
- Diogenes
Education, State, Every, Foundation
It is the privilege of the gods to want nothing, and of godlike men to want little.
- Diogenes
Men, Want, Gods, Privilege
I am not an Athenian or a Greek, but a citizen of the world.
- Diogenes
Freedom, World, Citizen, Greek
I know nothing, except the fact of my ignorance.
- Diogenes
Ignorance, Fact, Nothing, Except
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