Education is an ornament for the prosperous, a refuge for the unfortunate.
DEMOCRITUSRaising children is an uncertain thing; success is reached only after a life of battle and worry.
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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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To a wise and good man the whole earth is his fatherland.
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In a shared fish, there are no bones.
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All things happen by virtue of necessity.
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Nature and education are somewhat similar. The latter transforms man, and in so doing creates a second nature.
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It is better to destroy one’s own errors than those of others.
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Life unexamined, is not worth living.
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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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Good breeding in cattle depends on physical health, but in men on a well-formed character.
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No power and no treasure can outweigh the extension of our knowledge.
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It is hard to fight desire; but to control it is the sign of a reasonable man.
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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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The animal needing something knows how much it needs, the man does not.
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More men have become great through practice than by nature.
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Disease of the home and of the life comes about in the same way as that of the body.
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