Inspirational Quotes
Words to motivate, inspire, and guide you.
Diogenes Quotes
Self-PreservationFriendshipAdversityGrowth As a matter of self-preservation, a man needs good friends or ardent enemies, for the former instruct him and the latter take him to task.
WisdomLeadershipCounselDiscernment Wise kings generally have wise counselors; and he must be a wise man himself who is capable of distinguishing one.
TimeValue It was a favorite expression of Theophrastus that time was the most valuable thing that a man could spend.
Non-interferenceAutonomyPersonal Space I have nothing to ask but that you would remove to the other side, that you may not, by intercepting the sunshine, take from me what you cannot give.
ContentmentWisdomModerationSimplicity It is the privilege of the gods to want nothing, and of godlike men to want little.
Good DeedsUnderappreciationService Dogs and philosophers do the greatest good and get the fewest rewards.
LoyaltyDiscernmentJustice I am called a dog because I fawn on those who give me anything, I yelp at those who refuse, and I set my teeth in rascals.
JudgmentMindfulnessPrincipleSubtletyBalance There is only a finger's difference between a wise man and a fool.
LeadershipWisdomCounselorshipJudgmentIntegrity Wise leaders generally have wise counselors because it takes a wise person themselves to distinguish them.
WisdomFoolishnessKnowledgeReasonFaith When I look upon seamen, men of science and philosophers, man is the wisest of all beings; when I look upon priests and prophets nothing is as contemptible as man.
StructureGovernanceEducationYouthLeadership The foundation of every state is the education of its youth.
JusticeWealth And PowerKindnessMorality In a rich man's house there is no place to spit but his face.
Global CitizenshipInclusionUniversalityIdentityHuman Unity I am not an Athenian or a Greek, but a citizen of the world.
SpiritualityMoralitySkepticismPrincipleFaith I do not know whether there are gods, but there ought to be.
Virtue 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.
PhilosophyKindnessImpactMoralityCommunication Of what use is a philosopher who doesn't hurt anybody's feelings?
ListeningCommunicationHumility We have two ears and one tongue so that we would listen more and talk less.
GenerosityHumilityInspiration I threw my cup away when I saw a child drinking from his hands at the trough.