Diogenes People Quotations

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.

When the slave auctioneer asked in what he was proficient, he replied, "In ruling people .

When some one reminded him that the people of Sinope had sentenced him to exile , he said, "And I sentenced them to stay at home .

To the question what wine he found pleasant to drink, he replied, "That for which other people pay.

The noblest people are those despising wealth , learning , pleasure and life ; esteeming above them poverty , ignorance , hardship and death .

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