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

Quote by Diogenes

Topics: Citizenship Quotes, World Quotes

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

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

I am called a dog because I fawn on those who give me anything, I...

I am called a dog because I fawn on those who give me anything, I...

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...

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.

The great thieves lead away the little thief.

The great thieves lead away the little thief.

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...

Stand a little less between me and the sun.

Stand a little less between me and the sun.

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

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

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 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.

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...

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...

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.

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

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

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

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

It takes a wise man to discover a wise man.

It takes a wise man to discover a wise man.

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...