The animal needing something knows how much it needs, the man does not.
DEMOCRITUSEducation is an ornament for the prosperous, a refuge for the unfortunate.
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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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Everywhere man blames nature and fate yet his fate is mostly but the echo of his character and passion, his mistakes and his weaknesses.
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Happiness does not reside in strength or money; it lies in rightness and many-sidedness.
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No power and no treasure can outweigh the extension of our knowledge.
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If thou suffer injustice, console thyself; the true unhappiness is in doing it.
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Soul and intellect are just the same things.
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I would rather discover one true cause than gain the kingdom of Persia.
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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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Hope of ill gain is the beginning of loss.
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Tis hard to fight with anger, but the prudent man keeps it under control.
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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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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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The sweetest things become the most bitter by excess.
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One should practice much sense, not much learning.
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The wrongdoer is more unfortunate than the man wronged.
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