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There is a false love that will make you something you are not.
Diogenes Quotes
Catchy
False Love
On being asked by someone how he could become famous, Diogenes responded: 'By worrying as little as possible about fame
Diogenes Quotes
Worry
Littles
Fame
No man is hurt but by himself.
Diogenes Quotes
Hurt
Educational
Men
When asked what was the proper time for supper: If you are a rich man, whenever you please; and if you are a poor man, whenever you can.
Diogenes Quotes
Time
Men
Rich
If your cloak was a gift, I appreciate it; if it was a loan, I'm not through with it yet.
Diogenes Quotes
Appreciate
Loan
Cloaks
The health and vigor necessary for the practice of what is good, depend equally on both mind and body.
Diogenes Quotes
Practice
Mind
Vigor
When the slave auctioneer asked in what he was proficient, he replied, "In ruling people.
Diogenes Quotes
People
Slave
Ruling
Poverty is a virtue which one can teach oneself.
Diogenes Quotes
Poverty
Virtue
Teach
Let us not unlearn what we have already learned
Diogenes Quotes
Unlearn
Wise kings generally have wise counselors; and he must be a wise man himself who is capable of distinguishing one.
Diogenes Quotes
Wise
Wisdom
Kings
The question was put to him, what hope is; and his answer was, "The dream of a waking man.
Diogenes Quotes
Dream
Hope
Men
Calumny is only the noise of madmen.
Diogenes Quotes
Noise
Calumny
Man is the most intelligent of the animals - and the most silly.
Diogenes Quotes
Silly
Men
Animal
Nothing can be produced out of nothing.
Diogenes Quotes
Thinking
The noblest people are those despising wealth, learning, pleasure and life; esteeming above them poverty, ignorance, hardship and death.
Diogenes Quotes
Ignorance
People
Hardship
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.
Diogenes Quotes
Friendship
Men
Should Have
Virtue cannot dwell with wealth either in a city or in a house.
Diogenes Quotes
Cities
House
Wealth
The only way to gall and fret effectively is for yourself to be a good and honest man.
Diogenes Quotes
Men
Way
Honest
When two friends part they should lock up each other's secrets and exchange keys. The truly noble mind has no resentments.
Diogenes Quotes
Keys
Secret
Young men not ought to marry yet, and old men never ought to marry at all.
Diogenes Quotes
Marriage
Men
Young