Diogenes of Sinope
“I threw my cup away when I saw a child drinking from his hands.”
“Blushing is the color of virtue.”
“The most beautiful thing in the world is freedom of speech.”
“To a rich man, the time to dine is when you will; to a poor man, when you can.”
“When asked what wine he found pleasant, he answered: that for which other people pay.”
“Virtue cannot dwell with wealth either in a city or in a house.”
“It is the property of gods to need nothing, and of godlike men to want but little.”
“Bad men obey their lusts as servants obey their masters.”
“Other dogs bite only their enemies; while I bite also my friends, in order to save them.”
“I am a citizen of the world.”