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.

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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.

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...

It takes a wise man to discover a wise man.

It takes a wise man to discover a wise man.

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 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...

Blushing is the color of virtue.

Blushing is the color of virtue.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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...

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 great thieves lead away the little thief.

The great thieves lead away the little thief.

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...

I know nothing, except the fact of my ignorance.

I know nothing, except the fact of my ignorance.

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

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

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.

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...

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

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

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

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