If your desires are not great, a little will seem much to you; for small appetite makes poverty equivalent to wealth.
DEMOCRITUSThe wise man belongs to all countries, for the home of a great soul is the whole world.
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The wise man’s home is the universe.
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Some men are masters of cities, but are enslaved to women.
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The man enslaved to wealth can never be honest.
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In a shared fish, there are no bones.
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It is greed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all.
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Moderation multiplies pleasures, and increases pleasure.
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Tis hard to fight with anger, but the prudent man keeps it under control.
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Nothing exists except atoms and empty space; everything else is opinion.
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Men should strive to think much and know little.
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If thou suffer injustice, console thyself; the true unhappiness is in doing it.
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Life unexamined, is not worth living.
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Hope of ill gain is the beginning of loss.
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To a wise and good man the whole earth is his fatherland.
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All things happen by virtue of necessity.
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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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