Antisthenes used to say that envious people were devoured by their own disposition, just as iron is by rust. Envy of others comes from comparing what they have with what the envious person has, rather than the envious person realising… — Diogenes Copy Share Image
Perdiccas threatened to put him to death unless he came to him, "That's nothing wonderful," Diogenes said, "for a beetle or a tarantula would… — Diogenes Copy Share Image
If only it was as easy to banish hunger by rubbing the belly as it is to masturbate. — Diogenes Copy Share Image
“And at last, becoming a complete misanthrope, he used to live, spending his time in walking about the mountains; feeding on grasses and plants,… — Diogenes Copy Share Image
I am Diogenes the Dog. I nuzzle the kind, bark at the greedy and bite scoundrels. — Diogenes Copy Share Image
To become self-educated you should condemn yourself for all those things that you would criticize others. — Diogenes Copy Share Image
It is the privilege of the gods to want nothing, and of godlike men to want little. — Diogenes Copy Share Image
Those who have virtue always in their mouths, and neglect it in practice, are like a harp, which emits a sound pleasing to others,… — Diogenes Copy Share Image
