“we have two ears and one tongue so that we would listen more and talk less”
“i have nothing to ask but that you move to the other side, that you may not, by intercepting the sunshine, take from me what you cannot give”
“i am called a dog because i fawn on those who give me anything, i yelp at those who refuse, and i set my teeth in rascals”
“as a matter of self- preservation, a man needs good friends or ardent enemies, for the former instruct him and the latter take him to task”
“the vine bears three kinds of grapes: the first of pleasure, the second of intoxication, the third of disgust”
“what i like to drink most, is wine that belongs to others”
“of what use is a philosopher who doesn’t hurt anybody’s feelings?”
“those who have virtue always in their mouths, and neglect it in practice, are like a harp, which emits a sound pleasing to others, while itself is insensible of the music”
“why not whip the teacher, when the pupil misbehaves?’
all words, thoughts and opinions from the mind of diogenes
thursday 12th september 2013 - tending mrs. goodson’s roses – pacific heights, san francisco california
in memory of mr. philip st. john ‘basil’ rathbone, mc, 13th june 1892 – 21st july 1967
peace
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