A friend is one soul abiding in two bodies.

Quote by Diogenes

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We have two ears and one tongue so that we would listen more and talk...

We have two ears and one tongue so that we would listen more and talk...

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

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

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,...

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

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

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.

Dogs and philosophers do the greatest good and get the fewest rewards.

Dogs and philosophers do the greatest good and get the fewest rewards.

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 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.

The sun, too, shines into cesspools and is not polluted.

The sun, too, shines into cesspools and is not polluted.

Most men are within a finger's breadth of being mad.

Most men are within a finger's breadth of being mad.

I threw my cup away when I saw a child drinking from his hands at...

I threw my cup away when I saw a child drinking from his hands at...

I know nothing, except the fact of my ignorance.

I know nothing, except the fact of my ignorance.

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,...

Those who have virtue always in their mouths, and neglect it in practice, are like...

Those who have virtue always in their mouths, and neglect it in practice, are like...

It was a favorite expression of Theophrastus that time was the most valuable thing that...

It was a favorite expression of Theophrastus that time was the most valuable thing that...

The mob is the mother of tyrants.

The mob is the mother of tyrants.

Blushing is the color of virtue.

Blushing is the color of virtue.

Wine is a treacherous friend who you must always be on guard for.

Wine is a treacherous friend who you must always be on guard for.

Wine is wont to show the mind of man.

Wine is wont to show the mind of man.

Don't put new wine into old bottles

Don't put new wine into old bottles