The mob is the mother of tyrants.

Quote by Diogenes

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The great thieves lead away the little thief.

The great thieves lead away the little thief.

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...

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...

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.

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...

A friend is one soul abiding in two bodies.

A friend is one soul abiding in two bodies.

I know nothing, except the fact of my ignorance.

I know nothing, except the fact of my ignorance.

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...

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.

Stand a little less between me and the sun.

Stand a little less between me and the sun.

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.

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...

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,...

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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