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Do not trust all men, but trust men of worth; the former course is silly, the latter a mark of prudence.

Democritus

Men will cease to be fools only when they cease to be men.
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Cease Fools Men
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
Virtue isn’t not wronging others but not wishing to wrong others.
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Expectation Virtue Wrong
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
Happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold, happiness dwells in the soul.
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Dwell Gold Happiness Possession Soul
The word is the shadow of the deed.
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Deed One Liner Shadow Words
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
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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Blame Character Echo Fate Man Mistake Nature Passion Weakness
Nature has buried truth deep in the bottom of the sea.
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Bottom Bury Nature Sea Snorkeling
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
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
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
Fortune provides a man’s table with luxuries, virtue with only a frugal meal.
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Fortune Luxury Man Meal Virtue
The brave man is not only he who overcomes the enemy, but he who is stronger than pleasures.
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Brave Enemy Man Overcome Pleasure Strong
The animal needing something knows how much it needs, the man does not.
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Animal Man Need Philosophy
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

Do not trust all men, but trust men of worth; the former course is silly, the latter a mark of prudence.

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