Education is an ornament for the prosperous, a refuge for the unfortunate.
DEMOCRITUSEducation is an ornament for the prosperous, a refuge for the unfortunate.
DEMOCRITUSPeople 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.
DEMOCRITUSTis hard to fight with anger, but the prudent man keeps it under control.
DEMOCRITUSThe brave man is not only he who overcomes the enemy, but he who is stronger than pleasures.
DEMOCRITUSDo not trust all men, but trust men of worth; the former course is silly, the latter a mark of prudence.
DEMOCRITUSThe pride of youth is in strength and beauty, the pride of old age is in discretion.
DEMOCRITUSGood breeding in cattle depends on physical health, but in men on a well-formed character.
DEMOCRITUSFortune provides a man’s table with luxuries, virtue with only a frugal meal.
DEMOCRITUSThe sweetest things become the most bitter by excess.
DEMOCRITUSThe man who is fortunate in his choice of son-in-law gains a son; the man unfortunate in his choice loses his daughter also.
DEMOCRITUSImmoderate desire is the mark of a child, not a man.
DEMOCRITUSThe wise man belongs to all countries, for the home of a great soul is the whole world.
DEMOCRITUSEverywhere man blames nature and fate yet his fate is mostly but the echo of his character and passion, his mistakes and his weaknesses.
DEMOCRITUSLife unexamined, is not worth living.
DEMOCRITUSThe wrongdoer is more unfortunate than the man wronged.
DEMOCRITUSThe man enslaved to wealth can never be honest.
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