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Those who have virtue always in their mouths, and neglect it in practice, are like a harp, which emits a sound pleasing to others, while itself is insensible of the music.

~Diogenes

Topics: Always Harp Insensible Itself Like Mouths Music Neglect Others Pleasing Practice Sound Those Virtue Which While Who

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When I look upon seamen, men of science and philosophers, man is the wisest of all beings; when I look upon priests and prophets nothing is as contemptible as man.

~Diogenes

Topics: Beings Contemptible Look Man Men Nothing Philosophers Priests Prophets Science Wisest

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Calumny is only the noise of madmen.

~Diogenes

Topics: Calumny Madmen Noise Only

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As a matter of self-preservation, a man needs good friends or ardent enemies, for the former instruct him and the latter take him to task.

~Diogenes

Topics: Ardent Enemies Former Friends Good Good Friends Him Latter Man Man Needs Matter Needs Self-Preservation Take Task

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

~Diogenes

Topics: Bears Disgust First Grapes Intoxication Kinds Pleasure Second Third Three Vine

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I am not an Athenian or a Greek, but a citizen of the world.

~Diogenes

Topics: Am Athenian Citizen Greek World I Am

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Why not whip the teacher when the pupil misbehaves?

~Diogenes

Topics: Pupil Teacher Whip Why Why Not

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There is only a finger's difference between a wise man and a fool.

~Diogenes

Topics: Between Difference Finger Fool Man Only Wise Wise Man

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It was a favorite expression of Theophrastus that time was the most valuable thing that a man could spend.

~Diogenes

Topics: Could Expression Favorite Man Most Spend Thing Time Valuable Valuable Thing

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

~Diogenes

Topics: Content He Least Most Who

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Biography

Nationality: Greek

Type: Philosopher

Born: Unknown

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