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

Diogenes · Patriotism

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Wise kings generally have wise counselors and he must be a wise man himself who is capable of distinguishing one.

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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.

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

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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.

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