Quotes by Diogenes

“I pissed on the man who called me a dog. Why was he so surprised?”

“In a rich man's house there is no place to spit but his face.”

“We have two ears and one tongue so that we would listen more and talk less.”

“He has the most who is most content with the least.”

“If only it was as easy to banish hunger by rubbing the belly as it is to masturbate.”

“One original thought is worth a thousand mindless quotings”

“Of what use is a philosopher who doesn't hurt anybody's feelings?”

“It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours.”

“People who talk well but do nothing are like musical intruments; the sound is all they have to offer.”

“We come into the world alone and we die alone. Why, in life, should we be any less alone?”

“No man is hurt but by himself. ...Literally by how he interprets what happens to him. If he focusses on how it could have been better, he will be hurt. If he focusses on how it could have been worse, he will be happy. The same is true for women too.”

“Fools! You think of "god" as a sentient being. God is the word used to represent a force. This force created nothing, it just helps things along. It does not answer prayers, although it may make you think of a way to solve a problem. It has the power to influence you, but not decide for you.”