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Life unexamined, is not worth living.

Democritus

The wise man belongs to all countries, for the home of a great soul is the whole world.
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Country Greatness Home Man Soul Wise World
Sexual intercourse is a slight attack of apoplexy.
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Attack Course Sex
Happiness does not reside in strength or money; it lies in rightness and many-sidedness.
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Happiness Money Strength
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
Virtue isn’t not wronging others but not wishing to wrong others.
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Expectation Virtue Wrong
Raising children is an uncertain thing; success is reached only after a life of battle and worry.
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Battle Children Raise Reach Success Uncertain Worry
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
Immoderate desire is the mark of a child, not a man.
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Children Desire Man Moderation
The pride of youth is in strength and beauty, the pride of old age is in discretion.
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Age Beauty Pride Strength Youth
Throw moderation to the winds, and the greatest pleasures bring the greatest pains.
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Moderation Pain Pleasure Throw Wind
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
Men will cease to be fools only when they cease to be men.
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Cease Fools Men
You can tell the man who rings true from the man who rings false, not by his deeds alone, but also by his desires.
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Alone Deed Desire False Man True
No power and no treasure can outweigh the extension of our knowledge.
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Extension Knowledge Power Treasure
Happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold, happiness dwells in the soul.
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Dwell Gold Happiness Possession Soul
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

Life unexamined, is not worth living.

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