The wrongdoer is more unfortunate than the man wronged.
DEMOCRITUSDo not trust all men, but trust men of worth; the former course is silly, the latter a mark of prudence.
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The wise man’s home is the universe.
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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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To speak but little becomes a woman; and she is best adorned who is in plain attire.
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The wise man belongs to all countries, for the home of a great soul is the whole world.
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Everywhere man blames nature and fate yet his fate is mostly but the echo of his character and passion, his mistakes and his weaknesses.
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Disease of the home and of the life comes about in the same way as that of the body.
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Virtue isn’t not wronging others but not wishing to wrong others.
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The sweetest things become the most bitter by excess.
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In a shared fish, there are no bones.
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Tis hard to fight with anger, but the prudent man keeps it under control.
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Men will cease to be fools only when they cease to be men.
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By desiring little, a poor man makes himself rich.
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It is hard to fight desire; but to control it is the sign of a reasonable man.
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More men have become great through practice than by nature.
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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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