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Democritus Quote - Fortune provides a man’s table with luxuries, virtue with only a frugal meal.

Fortune provides a man’s table with luxuries, virtue with only a frugal meal.

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Virtue isn’t not wronging others but not wishing to wrong others.
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Expectation Virtue Wrong
Men will cease to be fools only when they cease to be men.
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Cease Fools Men
The word is the shadow of the deed.
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Deed One Liner Shadow Words
The man enslaved to wealth can never be honest.
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Honesty Man Slave Wealth
The sweetest things become the most bitter by excess.
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Bitter Excess Life Relationship Sweet
Immoderate desire is the mark of a child, not a man.
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Children Desire Man Moderation
It is better to destroy one’s own errors than those of others.
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Deep Destroy Error Judgment
People sometimes rationalize their greed by saying that it is all for the good of their children but this is nothing but an excuse they use to make their despicable actions appear respectable and praiseworthy.
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Children Excuse Greedy Human Nature People
Good means not [merely] not to do wrong, but rather not to desire to do wrong.
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Desire Goodness Intention Wisdom Wrong
The man who is fortunate in his choice of son-in-law gains a son; the man unfortunate in his choice loses his daughter also.
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Choice Daughter Fortunate Man Son
Sexual intercourse is a slight attack of apoplexy.
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Attack Course Sex
The wrongdoer is more unfortunate than the man wronged.
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Doer Fake Man Unfortunate Wrong
Moderation multiplies pleasures, and increases pleasure.
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Moderation Pleasure
The person who can laugh with life has developed deep roots with confidence and faith-faith in oneself, in people and in the world, as contrasted to negative ideas with distrust and discouragement.
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Confidence Development Discourage Faith Laugh Negative Oneself People Person Root
Men should strive to think much and know little.
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Human Nature Knowledge Men Strive Thinking
Hope of ill gain is the beginning of loss.
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Beginning Gain Hope Ill Loss One Liner

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