To speak but little becomes a woman; and she is best adorned who is in plain attire.
DEMOCRITUSVirtue isn’t not wronging others but not wishing to wrong others.
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Envy creates the beginning of strife.
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Good breeding in cattle depends on physical health, but in men on a well-formed character.
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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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Immoderate desire is the mark of a child, not a man.
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Hope of ill gain is the beginning of loss.
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Throw moderation to the winds, and the greatest pleasures bring the greatest pains.
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One should practice much sense, not much learning.
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In a shared fish, there are no bones.
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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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Virtue isn’t not wronging others but not wishing to wrong others.
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To a wise and good man the whole earth is his fatherland.
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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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Men will cease to be fools only when they cease to be men.
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