Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous
old Diogenes quotes, Diogenes sayings, and Diogenes proverbs, collected over the years from a variety
of sources.'
The sun, too, shines into cesspools and is not polluted.Diogenes
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The foundation of every state is the education of its youth.Diogenes
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Modesty is the color of virtue.Diogenes
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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
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Being asked where in Greece he saw good men, he replied, "Good men nowhere, but good boys at Sparta."Diogenes
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The foundation of every state is the education of its youth.Diogenes
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The mob is the mother of tyrants.Diogenes
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Most men are within a finger's breadth of being mad.Diogenes
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It is the privilege of the gods to want nothing, and of godlike men to want little.Diogenes
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There is only a finger's difference between a wise man and a fool.Diogenes
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Blushing is the color of virtue.Diogenes
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The vine bears three kinds of grapes: the first of pleasure, the second of intoxication, the third of disgust.Diogenes
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When Aristotle was asked what he gained from philosophy, he answered, 'To do without being commanded what others do from fear of the laws.' Diogenes
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Dogs and philosophers do the greatest good and get the fewest rewards.Diogenes
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The vicious obey their passions as slaves do their masters.Diogenes
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Wise kings generally have wise counselors, and he must be a wise man himself who is capable of distinguishing one.Diogenes
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It is the privilege of the gods to want nothing, and of godlike men to want little. Diogenes