It is greed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all.
DEMOCRITUSThe brave man is not only he who overcomes the enemy, but he who is stronger than pleasures.
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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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The wise man belongs to all countries, for the home of a great soul is the whole world.
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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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Sexual intercourse is a slight attack of apoplexy.
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Good means not [merely] not to do wrong, but rather not to desire to do wrong.
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Moderation multiplies pleasures, and increases pleasure.
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Envy creates the beginning of strife.
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Education is an ornament for the prosperous, a refuge for the unfortunate.
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Tis hard to fight with anger, but the prudent man keeps it under control.
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In a shared fish, there are no bones.
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Hope of ill gain is the beginning of loss.
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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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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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Men should strive to think much and know little.
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Men will cease to be fools only when they cease to be men.
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