It takes a wise man to discover a wise man.

Quote by Diogenes

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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 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...

A friend is one soul abiding in two bodies.

A friend is one soul abiding in two bodies.

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...

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...

The mob is the mother of tyrants.

The mob is the mother of tyrants.

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.

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.

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...

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.

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.