Diogenes of Sinope
» Audiences » “Discourse on virtue and they pass by in droves, whistle and dance the shimmy, and you’ve got an audience.”
» Conflict » “No man is hurt but by himself”
» Insults » “Calumny is only the noise of madmen.”
» Leaders and Leadership » “Wise leaders generally have wise counselors because it takes a wise person themselves to distinguish them.”
» Modesty » “Modesty is the color of virtue.”
» Philosophers and Philosophy » “Of what use is a philosopher who doesn’t hurt anybody’s feelings?”
» Punishment » “Why not whip the teacher when the pupil misbehaves?”
» Riches » “In a rich man’s house there is no place to spit but his face.”
» Slavery » “The art of being a slave is to rule one’s master.”
