"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."

Man, Men, Science, Nothing

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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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"In order that all men may be taught to speak the truth, it is necessary that all likewise should learn to hear it."

Samuel Johnson, English Author

Man, Men, Truth, May, Order

"Let no such man be trusted."

William Shakespeare, English Dramatist

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"We must conceive of this whole universe as one commonwealth of which both gods and men are members."

Marcus Tullius Cicero, Roman Statesman

Man, Men, Gods, Universe

"Opposition may become sweet to a man when he has christened it persecution."

George Eliot, British Author

Man, May, Opposition, Persecution

"Live as brave men; and if fortune is adverse, front its blows with brave hearts."

Marcus Tullius Cicero, Roman Statesman

Man, Men, Fortune

"A little skill in antiquity inclines a man to Popery."

Thomas Fuller, English Clergyman

Man, Skill

"If a man has nothing to eat, fasting is the most intelligent thing he can do."

Hermann Hesse, German Novelist

Man, Nothing

"Great men are like eagles, and build their nest on some lofty solitude."

Arthur Schopenhauer, German Philosopher

Man, Men, Eagles, Solitude

"A man that does not know how to be angry does not know how to be good."

Henry Ward Beecher, American Clergyman

Man,

"In the course of history, men come to see that iron necessity is neither iron nor necessary."

Friedrich Nietzsche, German Philosopher

Man, Men, History, Necessity

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"I have nothing to ask but that you would remove to the other side, that you may not, by intercepting the sunshine, take from me what you cannot give."

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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."

Music, Virtue, Neglect, Practice

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

Dogs,

"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."

Friendship, Enemies, Friends, Man, Needs

"I do not know whether there are gods, but there ought to be."

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"Stand a little less between me and the sun."

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"In order that all men may be taught to speak the truth, it is necessary that all likewise should learn to hear it."

"Let no such man be trusted."

"We must conceive of this whole universe as one commonwealth of which both gods and men are members."

"Opposition may become sweet to a man when he has christened it persecution."

"Live as brave men; and if fortune is adverse, front its blows with brave hearts."

"A little skill in antiquity inclines a man to Popery."

"If a man has nothing to eat, fasting is the most intelligent thing he can do."

"Great men are like eagles, and build their nest on some lofty solitude."

"A man that does not know how to be angry does not know how to be good."

"In the course of history, men come to see that iron necessity is neither iron nor necessary."

Explore more quotes by Diogenes

"I have nothing to ask but that you would remove to the other side, that you may not, by intercepting the sunshine, take from me what you cannot give."

"It takes a wise man to discover a wise man."

"Man is the most intelligent of the animals - and the most silly."

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

"Most men are within a finger's breadth of being mad."

"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."

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

"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."

"I do not know whether there are gods, but there ought to be."

"Stand a little less between me and the sun."