Diogenes Laertius
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One ought to seek out virtue for its own sake, without being influenced by fear or hope, or by any e... 
One ought to seek out virtue for its own sake, without being influenced by fear or hope, or by any e... 
When asked what wines he liked to drink he replied, "That which
belongs to another."
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Time is the most valuable thing a man can spend. 
Take the goods the gods provide thee. 
On being asked by someone how he could become famous, Diogenes responded: 'By worrying as little as ... 
The greatest happiness of life it the conviction that we are loved - loved for ourselves, or rather,... 
Seek happiness for its own sake, and you will not find it; seek for duty, and happiness will follow ... 
When Alexander the Great visited Diogenes and asked whether he could do anything for the famed teach... 
The herd seek out the great, not for their sake but for their influence; and the great welcome them ... 
Seek always for the answer within. Be not influenced by those around you, by their thoughts or their... 
Diogenes struck the father when the son swore. 
Diogenes struck the father when the son swore 
Victor Hugo was a madman who thought he was Victor Hugo 
If I were not Alexander, I would be Diogenes. 
If I were not Alexander, I would be Diogenes. 
The influence of the Sermon on the Mount is truly past reckoning. Any rational human being with a co... 
The torpid artist seeks inspiration at any cost, by virtue or by vice, by friend or by fiend, by pra... 
We cannot observe external things without some degree of Thought; nor can we reflect upon our Though... 
Absolute space, in its own nature, without regard to anything external, remains always similar and i... 
It results from the preceding considerations, that there is in reality nothing desired except happin... 
if someone got to see the Beautiful itself, absolute, pure, unmixed, not polluted by human flesh or ... 
Happiness, whether in despotism or democracy, whether in slavery or liberty, can never be found with... 
When Alexander the Great visited the philosopher Diogenes and asked whether he could do anything for... 
How can a rational being be ennobled by any thing that is not obtained by its own exertions? 
The really unforgivable acts are committed by calm men in beautiful green silk rooms, who deal death... 
We must do our work for its own sake, not for fortune or attention or applause. 
It is necessary to the happiness of man that he be mentally faithful to himself. Infidelity does not... 
It is certain, that, in every religion, however sublime the verbal definition which it gives of its ... 
The essence of being human is that one does not seek perfection, that one is sometimes willing to co... 
The happiness in this life does not consist of being devoid of passion, but mastering them. 
It is an established principle of jurisprudence in all civilized nations that the sovereign cannot b... 
No honest writer today can possibly avoid being influenced by Freud through his pioneering work into... 
Happiness doesn't depend on any external conditions, it is governed by our mental attitude 
I believe in one God, and no more; and I hope for happiness beyond this life.
I grew up with the understanding that the world I lived in was one where people enjoyed a sort of fr... 
Unemployment, with its injustice for the man who seeks and
thirsts for employment, who begs for lab... 
if someone got to see the Beautiful itself, absolute, pure, unmixed, not polluted by human flesh or ... 
If one seeks to analyze experiences and reactions to the first postwar years, I hope one may say wit... 
An elite class that is free to operate without limits - whether limits imposed by the rule of law or... 
Every living being is an engine geared to the wheelwork of the universe. Though seemingly affected o... 
Hope and fear are inseparable. There is no hope without fear, nor any fear without hope. 
All of my work is influenced by fairy tales, and I hope my work shows Hans Christian Anderson's ... 
Such is the constitution of man that labor may be styled its own reward; nor will any external incit... 
A nation is safer and progressive when the citizens own or are involved in healthy businesses that c... 
Beauty is desired in order that it may be befouled; not for its own sake, but for the joy brought by... 
Men decide far more problems by hate, love, lust, rage, sorrow, joy, hope, fear, illusion, or some o... 
Men decide far more problems by hate, love, lust, rage, sorrow, joy, hope, fear, illusion or some ot... 
Happiness is secured through virtue; it is a good attained by man's own will. 
Happiness is secured through virtue; it is a good attained by man's own will. 
To give without any reward, or any notice, has a special quality of its own. 
Diogenes, when asked from what country he came, replied, "I am a citizen of the world 
The market is a place set apart where men may deceive each other 
The market is a place set apart where men may deceive each other.