"No man is hurt but by himself...." - Quote by Diogenes

“Ability in man is an apt good, if it be applied to good ends.”

“As houses well stored with provisions are likely to be full of mice, so the bodies of those that eat much are full of diseases.”

“To Xeniades, who had purchased Diogenes at the slave market, he said, "Come, see that you obey orders."”

“Surrounded by the flames of jealousy, the jealous one winds up, like the scorpion, turning the poisoned sting against himself.”

“And if a friend does you wrong, then say: "I forgive you what you have done to me; that you have done it to YOURSELF, however--how could I forgive that!”

“Antisthenes used to say that envious people were devoured by their own disposition, just as iron is by rust. Envy of others comes from comparing what they have with what the envious person has, rather than the envious person realising they have more than what they could have and certainly more than some others and being grateful. It is really just an inability to get a correct perspective on their lives.”

“Our government is based on the belief that a people can be both strong and free, that civilized men need no restraint but that imposed by themselves against abuse of freedom.”

“Whatever happens, take responsibility.”

“Our responsibility is no longer to acquire, but to BE.”