The 23 Best Quotes from Diogenes of Sinope - The Cynic Philosopher

There is only a finger's difference between a wise man and a fool. The foundation of every state is the education of its youth. We have two ears and one tongue so that we would listen more and talk less. In a rich man's house there is no place to spit but his face. He has the most who is most content with the least. Dogs and philosophers do the greatest good and get the fewest rewards. Man is the most intelligent of the animals and the most silly. I threw my cup away when I saw a child drinking from his hands at the trough. Stand a little less between me and the sun. The mob is the mother of tyrants. Of what use is a philosopher who doesn't hurt anybody's feelings? Wise leaders generally have wise counselors because it takes a wise person themselves to distinguish them. I know nothing, except the fact of my ignorance. Modesty is the color of virtue. Why not whip the teacher when the pupil misbehaves? The sun, too, shines into cesspools and is not polluted. Most men are within a finger's breadth of being mad. I am not an Athenian or a Greek, but a citizen of the world. A friend is one soul abiding in two bodies. Calumny is only the noise of madmen. It was a favorite expression of Theophrastus that time was the most valuable thing that a man could spend. I do not know whether there are gods, but there ought to be. The art of being a slave is to rule one's master. Thanks for watching please like subscribe and share this video.