Greek - Philosopher | 412 BC - 323 BC
Modesty is the color of virtue.
Diogenes
ColorVirtueModesty
Man is the most intelligent of the animals - and the most silly.
IntelligenceManSillyIntelligent
The mob is the mother of tyrants.
MotherTyrantsMob
It is the privilege of the gods to want nothing, and of godlike men to want little.
MenWantPrivilegeNothingLittle
The sun, too, shines into cesspools and is not polluted.
NatureSunTooShinesPolluted
Wise kings generally have wise counselors; and he must be a wise man himself who is capable of distinguishing one.
WisdomManWiseWise ManKingsMust
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.
DogI AmMeTeethAnythingGive Me
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.
MusicPracticeVirtueOthersSound
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.
GoodManFriendsGood FriendsMatter
Blushing is the color of virtue.
ColorVirtueBlushing
No man is hurt but by himself.
ManHurtHimself
I am not an Athenian or a Greek, but a citizen of the world.
FreedomI AmWorldCitizenAmGreek
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