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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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The word is the shadow of the deed.
DEMOCRITUS

Deed One Liner Shadow Words
Immoderate desire is the mark of a child, not a man.
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Children Desire Man Moderation
Happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold, happiness dwells in the soul.
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Dwell Gold Happiness Possession Soul
Poverty in a democracy is as much to be preferred to what is called prosperity under despots, as freedom is to slavery.
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Democracy Freedom Poverty Prefer Prosperity Slave
Many much-learned men have no intelligence.
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Intelligence Learning Men
If thou suffer injustice, console thyself; the true unhappiness is in doing it.
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Console Injustice Suffering Unhappy
It is hard to fight desire; but to control it is the sign of a reasonable man.
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Control Desire Fight Man Reason
Nothing exists except atoms and empty space; everything else is opinion.
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Atom Empty Existence Opinion Philosophy Space
Virtue isn’t not wronging others but not wishing to wrong others.
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Expectation Virtue Wrong
If your desires are not great, a little will seem much to you; for small appetite makes poverty equivalent to wealth.
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Desire Equivalent Inspirational Poverty Wealth
Tis hard to fight with anger, but the prudent man keeps it under control.
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Anger Control Fight Hard Inspirational Man Prudent
Some men are masters of cities, but are enslaved to women.
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City Master Men Slave Women
Soul and intellect are just the same things.
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Intellectual One Liner Philosophy Soul
Tis hard to fight with anger, but the prudent man keeps it under control.
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Anger Control Fight Hard Inspirational Man Prudent
I would rather discover one true cause than gain the kingdom of Persia.
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Cause Discover Gain Kingdom True
It is better to destroy one’s own errors than those of others.
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Deep Destroy Error Judgment

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