To a wise and good man the whole earth is his fatherland.
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Everywhere man blames nature and fate yet his fate is mostly but the echo of his character and passion, his mistakes and his weaknesses.
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To a wise and good man the whole earth is his fatherland.
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Tis hard to fight with anger, but the prudent man keeps it under control.
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Life unexamined, is not worth living.
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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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Envy creates the beginning of strife.
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If thou suffer injustice, console thyself; the true unhappiness is in doing it.
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By desiring little, a poor man makes himself rich.
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Poverty in a democracy is as much to be preferred to what is called prosperity under despots, as freedom is to slavery.
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Hope of ill gain is the beginning of loss.
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Men will cease to be fools only when they cease to be men.
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The man enslaved to wealth can never be honest.
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It is better to destroy one’s own errors than those of others.
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Our sins are more easily remembered than our good deeds.
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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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Everything existing in the universe is the fruit of chance and necessity.
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