It is better to destroy one’s own errors than those of others.
DEMOCRITUSEverything existing in the universe is the fruit of chance and necessity.
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Some men are masters of cities, but are enslaved to women.
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The wise man’s home is the universe.
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The sweetest things become the most bitter by excess.
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Education is an ornament for the prosperous, a refuge for the unfortunate.
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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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No power and no treasure can outweigh the extension of our knowledge.
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Envy creates the beginning of strife.
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Happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold, happiness dwells in the soul.
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One should practice much sense, not much learning.
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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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Happiness does not reside in strength or money; it lies in rightness and many-sidedness.
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Tis hard to fight with anger, but the prudent man keeps it under control.
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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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Everything existing in the universe is the fruit of chance and necessity.
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Moderation multiplies pleasures, and increases pleasure.
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Good breeding in cattle depends on physical health, but in men on a well-formed character.
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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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The brave man is not only he who overcomes the enemy, but he who is stronger than pleasures.
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Medicine heals diseases of the body, wisdom frees the soul from passions.
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Raising children is an uncertain thing; success is reached only after a life of battle and worry.
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The word is the shadow of the deed.
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Virtue isn’t not wronging others but not wishing to wrong others.
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Immoderate desire is the mark of a child, not a man.
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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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The wise man belongs to all countries, for the home of a great soul is the whole world.
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Sexual intercourse is a slight attack of apoplexy.
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