Diogenes

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. ↗

— Diogenes

#harp #insensible #itself #like #mouths

It takes a wise man to discover a wise man. ↗

— Diogenes

#man #takes #wise #wise man

The great thieves lead away the little thief. ↗

— Diogenes

#great #lead #little #thief #thieves

A friend is one soul abiding in two bodies. ↗

— Diogenes

#friend #soul #two

Most men are within a finger's breadth of being mad. ↗

— Diogenes

#being mad #breadth #finger #mad #men

I do not know whether there are gods, but there ought to be. ↗

— Diogenes

#i #i do #know #ought #whether

I threw my cup away when I saw a child drinking from his hands at the trough. ↗

— Diogenes

#child #cup #drinking #hands #his

Stand a little less between me and the sun. ↗

— Diogenes

#less #little #me #stand #sun

The vine bears three kinds of grapes: the first of pleasure, the second of intoxication, the third of disgust. ↗

— Diogenes

#disgust #first #grapes #intoxication #kinds

Wise kings generally have wise counselors; and he must be a wise man himself who is capable of distinguishing one. ↗

— Diogenes

#capable #counselors #distinguishing #generally #himself