Some men are masters of cities, but are enslaved to women.
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.
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To a wise and good man the whole earth is his fatherland.
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I would rather discover one true cause than gain the kingdom of Persia.
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The wise man’s home is the universe.
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Soul and intellect are just the same things.
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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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Nothing exists except atoms and empty space; everything else is opinion.
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The man who is fortunate in his choice of son-in-law gains a son; the man unfortunate in his choice loses his daughter also.
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Medicine heals diseases of the body, wisdom frees the soul from passions.
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Happiness does not reside in strength or money; it lies in rightness and many-sidedness.
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The pride of youth is in strength and beauty, the pride of old age is in discretion.
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Immoderate desire is the mark of a child, not a man.
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Fortune provides a man’s table with luxuries, virtue with only a frugal meal.
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Men will cease to be fools only when they cease to be men.
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Hope of ill gain is the beginning of loss.
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The man enslaved to wealth can never be honest.
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