"He has the most who is most content with the least."
"We have two ears and one tongue so that we would listen more and talk less."
Source: Anthology (Book 3). Book by Joannes Stobaeus, 1536.
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Diogenes
Philosopher
Diogenes was a Greek philosopher known for his ascetic lifestyle and sharp critiques of societal norms, embodying the principles of Cynicism.
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"I pissed on the man who called me a dog. Why was he so surprised?"
"If only it was as easy to banish hunger by rubbing the belly as it is to masturbate."
"In a rich man's house there is no place to spit but his face."
"Plato had defined Man as an animal, biped and featherless, and was applauded. Diogenes plucked a fowl and brought it into the lecture-room with the words, "Behold Plato's man!""
"No man is hurt but by himself. ...Literally by how he interprets what happens to him. If he focusses on how it could have been better, he will be hurt. If he focusses on how it could have been worse, he will be happy. The same is true for women too."