Poverty in a democracy is as much to be preferred to what is called prosperity under despots, as freedom is to slavery.
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More men have become great through practice than by nature.
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Poverty in a democracy is as much to be preferred to what is called prosperity under despots, as freedom is to slavery.
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Happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold, happiness dwells in the soul.
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More men have become great through practice than by nature.
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Moderation multiplies pleasures, and increases pleasure.
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Life unexamined, is not worth living.
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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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It is greed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all.
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Happiness does not reside in strength or money; it lies in rightness and many-sidedness.
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Envy creates the beginning of strife.
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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 word is the shadow of the deed.
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All things happen by virtue of necessity.
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Nature has buried truth deep in the bottom of the sea.
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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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Tis hard to fight with anger, but the prudent man keeps it under control.
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