A man once asked Diogenes what was the proper time for supper, and he made answer, If you are a rich man, whenever you please; and if you are a poor man, whenever you can

Quote by Diogenes

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Wise kings generally have wise counselors; and he must be a wise man himself who...

Wise kings generally have wise counselors; and he must be a wise man himself who...

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...

Being asked whether it's better to marry or not, he (Socrates) replied, Whichever you do...

Being asked whether it's better to marry or not, he (Socrates) replied, Whichever you do...

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.

As a matter of self-preservation, a man needs good friends or ardent enemies, for the...

As a matter of self-preservation, a man needs good friends or ardent enemies, for the...

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 know nothing, except the fact of my ignorance.

I know nothing, except the fact of my ignorance.

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...

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...

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 sun too penetrates into privies, but is not polluted by them.

The sun too penetrates into privies, but is not polluted by them.

A friend is one soul abiding in two bodies.

A friend is one soul abiding in two bodies.

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

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

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,...

The great thieves lead away the little thief.

The great thieves lead away the little thief.

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.

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

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

Stand a little less between me and the sun.

Stand a little less between me and the sun.