Boasting, like gilded armour, is very different inside from outside.

The great thieves lead away the little thief.

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

Man is the most intelligent of the animals - and the most silly.

Education gives sobriety to the young, comfort to the old, riches to the poor and is an ornament to the rich.

Dogs and philosophers do the greatest good and get the fewest rewards.

I am Diogenes the Dog. I nuzzle the kind, bark at the greedy and bite scoundrels.