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

Quote by Diogenes

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A friend is one soul abiding in two bodies.

A friend is one soul abiding in two bodies.

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

It takes a wise man to discover a wise man.

It takes a wise man to discover a wise man.

Blushing is the color of virtue.

Blushing is the color of virtue.

The mob is the mother of tyrants.

The mob is the mother of tyrants.

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

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

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.

Stand a little less between me and the sun.

Stand a little less between me and the sun.

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.

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

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