To a wise and good man the whole earth is his fatherland.
DEMOCRITUSImmoderate desire is the mark of a child, not a man.
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Nature and education are somewhat similar. The latter transforms man, and in so doing creates a second nature.
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The wise man’s home is the universe.
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Men should strive to think much and know little.
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Our sins are more easily remembered than our good deeds.
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Everything existing in the universe is the fruit of chance and necessity.
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Tis hard to fight with anger, but the prudent man keeps it under control.
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The word is the shadow of the deed.
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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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By desiring little, a poor man makes himself rich.
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No power and no treasure can outweigh the extension of our knowledge.
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My enemy is not the man who wrongs me, but the man who means to wrong me.
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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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In a shared fish, there are no bones.
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One should practice much sense, not much learning.
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Nature has buried truth deep in the bottom of the sea.
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