Diogenes Quotes and Quotations
Calumny is only the noise of madmen. We have two ears and only one tongue in order that we may hear more and speak less. The only good is knowledge, and the only evil ignorance. Of a rich man who was mean and niggardly, he said, "That man does hot possess his estate, but his estate possesses him." Thales was asked what was most difficult to man; he answered: "To know one's self."
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