The vine bears three kinds of grapes: the first of pleasure, the second of intoxication, the third of disgust

Quote by Diogenes

Topics: Citizenship Quotes, World Quotes

Blushing is the color of virtue.

Blushing is the color of virtue.

The mob is the mother of tyrants.

The mob is the mother of tyrants.

It is the privilege of the gods to want nothing, and of godlike men to...

It is the privilege of the gods to want nothing, and of godlike men to...

He has the most who is most content with the least.

He has the most who is most content with the least.

A man once asked Diogenes what was the proper time for supper, and he made...

A man once asked Diogenes what was the proper time for supper, and he made...

I do not know whether there are gods, but there ought to be.

I do not know whether there are gods, but there ought to be.

On being asked by someone how he could become famous, Diogenes responded: 'By worrying as...

On being asked by someone how he could become famous, Diogenes responded: 'By worrying as...

I have nothing to ask but that you would remove to the other side, that...

I have nothing to ask but that you would remove to the other side, that...

The foundation of every state is the education of its youth.

The foundation of every state is the education of its youth.

Man is the most intelligent of the animals - and the most silly.

Man is the most intelligent of the animals - and the most silly.

I am not an Athenian or a Greek, but a citizen of the world.

I am not an Athenian or a Greek, but a citizen of the world.

It takes a wise man to discover a wise man.

It takes a wise man to discover a wise man.

The great thieves lead away the little thief.

The great thieves lead away the little thief.

One ought to seek out virtue for its own sake, without being influenced by fear...

One ought to seek out virtue for its own sake, without being influenced by fear...

I know nothing, except the fact of my ignorance.

I know nothing, except the fact of my ignorance.

What I like to drink most is wine that belongs to others.

What I like to drink most is wine that belongs to others.

Stand a little less between me and the sun.

Stand a little less between me and the sun.

The vine bears three kinds of grapes: the first of pleasure, the second of intoxication,...

The vine bears three kinds of grapes: the first of pleasure, the second of intoxication,...

A friend is one soul abiding in two bodies.

A friend is one soul abiding in two bodies.

When I look upon seamen, men of science and philosophers, man is the wisest of...

When I look upon seamen, men of science and philosophers, man is the wisest of...