The pride of youth is in strength and beauty, the pride of old age is in discretion.
DEMOCRITUSYou 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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One should practice much sense, not much learning.
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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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No power and no treasure can outweigh the extension of our knowledge.
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Good means not [merely] not to do wrong, but rather not to desire to do wrong.
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Throw moderation to the winds, and the greatest pleasures bring the greatest pains.
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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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The animal needing something knows how much it needs, the man does not.
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Tis hard to fight with anger, but the prudent man keeps it under control.
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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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My enemy is not the man who wrongs me, but the man who means to wrong me.
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Immoderate desire is the mark of a child, not a man.
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Some men are masters of cities, but are enslaved to women.
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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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Men should strive to think much and know little.
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