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

Quote by Diogenes

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

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

A friend is one soul abiding in two bodies.

A friend is one soul abiding in two bodies.

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 am called a dog because I fawn on those who give me anything, I...

I am called a dog because I fawn on those who give me anything, I...

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...

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

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

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 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...

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...

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

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

Stand a little less between me and the sun.

Stand a little less between me and the sun.

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

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

Blushing is the color of virtue.

Blushing is the color of virtue.

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...

Blushing is the color of virtue.

Blushing is the color of virtue.

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...

The mob is the mother of tyrants.

The mob is the mother of tyrants.

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...

Fear is the instructor of great sagacity, and the herald of all revolutions

Fear is the instructor of great sagacity, and the herald of all revolutions

Fear is a noose that binds until it strangles.

Fear is a noose that binds until it strangles.

At this stage of my life I just want to remain Healthy, Happy and Horny...

At this stage of my life I just want to remain Healthy, Happy and Horny...

I believe that everything that you do bad comes back to you. So everything that...

I believe that everything that you do bad comes back to you. So everything that...

There is no such thing as a good influence. Because to influence a person is...

There is no such thing as a good influence. Because to influence a person is...

The second vice is lying, the first is running in debt

The second vice is lying, the first is running in debt