In a shared fish, there are no bones.
DEMOCRITUSThe brave man is not only he who overcomes the enemy, but he who is stronger than pleasures.
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Throw moderation to the winds, and the greatest pleasures bring the greatest pains.
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Moderation multiplies pleasures, and increases pleasure.
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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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Sexual intercourse is a slight attack of apoplexy.
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Nature has buried truth deep in the bottom of the sea.
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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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No power and no treasure can outweigh the extension of our knowledge.
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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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Men will cease to be fools only when they cease to be men.
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The sweetest things become the most bitter by excess.
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The animal needing something knows how much it needs, the man does not.
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Good means not [merely] not to do wrong, but rather not to desire to do wrong.
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Soul and intellect are just the same things.
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Tis hard to fight with anger, but the prudent man keeps it under control.
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Some men are masters of cities, but are enslaved to women.
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