I have nothing to ask but that you would remove to the other side, that you may not, by intercepting the sunshine, take from me what you cannot give.

Quote by Diogenes

Topics: Mankind Quotes, Poverty Quotes, Wealth Quotes

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

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

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

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

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,...

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.

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...

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...

Blushing is the color of virtue.

Blushing is the color of virtue.

Blushing is the color of virtue.

Blushing is the color of virtue.

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.

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 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.

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.

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...

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

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

A friend is one soul abiding in two bodies.

A friend is one soul abiding in two bodies.

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

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