You can tell the man who rings true from the man who rings false, not by his deeds alone, but also by his desires.
DEMOCRITUSHappiness does not reside in strength or money; it lies in rightness and many-sidedness.
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Medicine heals diseases of the body, wisdom frees the soul from passions.
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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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Fortune provides a man’s table with luxuries, virtue with only a frugal meal.
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Education is an ornament for the prosperous, a refuge for the unfortunate.
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Many much-learned men have no intelligence.
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It is better to destroy one’s own errors than those of others.
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Happiness does not reside in strength or money; it lies in rightness and many-sidedness.
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Our sins are more easily remembered than our good deeds.
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The wise man’s home is the universe.
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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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Immoderate desire is the mark of a child, not a man.
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Tis hard to fight with anger, but the prudent man keeps it under control.
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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.
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The brave man is not only he who overcomes the enemy, but he who is stronger than pleasures.
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In a shared fish, there are no bones.
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