25 Amazing Quotes by Diogenes the Cynic

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Diogenes was a Greek philosopher and one of the founders of Cynic philosophy.

Born	c. 412 BC Sinope
Died	323 BC Corinth
Notable Ideas	Cynic philosophy Cosmopolitanism

Diogenes Quotes

”We have two ears and one tongue so that we would listen more and talk less.”
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''We come into the world alone and we die alone. Why, in life, should we be any less alone?''

”We come into the world alone and we die alone. Why, in life, should we be any less alone?”
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Diogenes Quotes - ''You will become a teacher of yourself when for the same things that you blame others, you also blame yourself.''

”You will become a teacher of yourself when for the same things that you blame others, you also blame yourself.”
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Diogenes Quotes ''If I lack awareness, then why should I care what happens to me when I am dead?''

”If I lack awareness, then why should I care what happens to me when I am dead?”
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Diogenes Quotes - ''The most beautiful thing in the world is freedom of speech.''

”The most beautiful thing in the world is freedom of speech.”
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Diogenes Quotes Dog

''I am Diogenes the Dog. I nuzzle the kind, bark at the greedy and bite scoundrels.''

”I am Diogenes the Dog. I nuzzle the kind, bark at the greedy and bite scoundrels.”
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Diogenes Quotes - ''Dogs and philosophers do the greatest good and get the fewest rewards.''

”Dogs and philosophers do the greatest good and get the fewest rewards.”
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''Other dogs bite only their enemies, whereas I bite also my friends in order to save them.''

”Other dogs bite only their enemies, whereas I bite also my friends in order to save them.”
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Diogenes Quotes - I pissed on the man who called me a dog. Why was he so surprised?

”I pissed on the man who called me a dog. Why was he so surprised?”
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Diogenes Quotes - ''I am called a dog because I fawn on those who give me anything, I yelp at those who refuse, and I set my teeth in rascals.''

”I am called a dog because I fawn on those who give me anything, I yelp at those who refuse, and I set my teeth in rascals.”
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Quotes God

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”Fools! You think of “god” as a sentient being. God is the word used to represent a force. This force created nothing, it just helps things along. It does not answer prayers, although it may make you think of a way to solve a problem. It has the power to influence you, but not decide for you.”
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''We have complicated every simple gift of the gods.''

”We have complicated every simple gift of the gods.”
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Diogenes Quotes - ''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.”
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Quotes about Education

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''Education gives sobriety to the young, comfort to the old, riches to the poor and is an ornament to the rich.''

”Education gives sobriety to the young, comfort to the old, riches to the poor and is an ornament to the rich.”
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''To become self-educated you should condemn yourself for all those things that you would criticize others.''

”To become self-educated you should condemn yourself for all those things that you would criticize others.”
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Diogenes Quotes - ''The foundation of every state is the education of its youth.''

”The foundation of every state is the education of its youth.”
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Diogenes Quotes on Friends

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Diogenes Quotes - ''When two friends part they should lock up each other's secrets and exchange keys. The truly noble mind has no resentments.''

”When two friends part they should lock up each other’s secrets and exchange keys. The truly noble mind has no resentments.”
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''A friend is one soul abiding in two bodies.''

”A friend is one soul abiding in two bodies.”
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Some Famous Quotes of Diogenes the Cynic

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''It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours.''

”It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours.”
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Diogenes Quotes - ''In a rich man's house there is no place to spit but his face.''

”In a rich man’s house there is no place to spit but his face.”
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''Of what use is a philosopher who doesn't hurt anybody's feelings?''

”Of what use is a philosopher who doesn’t hurt anybody’s feelings?”
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''He lit a lamp in broad daylight and said, as he went about, "I am looking for a human."''

”He lit a lamp in broad daylight and said, as he went about, “I am looking for a human.””
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”There is only a finger’s difference between a wise man and a fool.”
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''To arrive at perfection, a man should have very sincere friends or inveterate enemies; because he would be made sensible of his good or ill conduct, either by the censures of the one or the admonitions of the other.''

”To arrive at perfection, a man should have very sincere friends or inveterate enemies; because he would be made sensible of his good or ill conduct, either by the censures of the one or the admonitions of the other.”
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''We are more curious about the meaning of dreams than about things we see when awake.''

”We are more curious about the meaning of dreams than about things we see when awake.”
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