The vine bears three kinds of grapes: the first of pleasure, the second of intoxication, the third of disgust.

Quote by Diogenes

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The mob is the mother of tyrants.

The mob is the mother of tyrants.

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

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

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

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

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...

Wise kings generally have wise counselors; and he must be a wise man himself who...

Wise kings generally have wise counselors; and he must be a wise man himself who...

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 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...

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...

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

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

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.

Blushing is the color of virtue.

Blushing is the color of virtue.

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.

A friend is one soul abiding in two bodies.

A friend is one soul abiding in two bodies.

The great thieves lead away the little thief.

The great thieves lead away the little thief.

It takes a wise man to discover a wise man.

It takes a wise man to discover a wise man.

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...

Curiosity will conquer fear even more than bravery will.

Curiosity will conquer fear even more than bravery will.

It's a very small and select slice of all the people who have ever been...

It's a very small and select slice of all the people who have ever been...

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we...

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we...

Silver horses ran down moonbeams in your dark eyes. Dawnlight smiles on you leaving, my...

Silver horses ran down moonbeams in your dark eyes. Dawnlight smiles on you leaving, my...

Justice divine has weighed: the doom is clear. All hope renounce, ye lost, who enter...

Justice divine has weighed: the doom is clear. All hope renounce, ye lost, who enter...

I am not influenced by the techniques or fashions of any other motion picture company.

I am not influenced by the techniques or fashions of any other motion picture company.

Virtue is persecuted more by the wicked than it is loved by the good.

Virtue is persecuted more by the wicked than it is loved by the good.