Good breeding in cattle depends on physical health, but in men on a well-formed character.
DEMOCRITUSThe sweetest things become the most bitter by excess.
More Democritus Quotes
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It is greed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all.
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To a wise and good man the whole earth is his fatherland.
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The animal needing something knows how much it needs, the man does not.
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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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It is better to destroy one’s own errors than those of others.
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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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Nothing exists except atoms and empty space; everything else is opinion.
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The wise man’s home is the universe.
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The pride of youth is in strength and beauty, the pride of old age is in discretion.
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Everything existing in the universe is the fruit of chance and necessity.
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Throw moderation to the winds, and the greatest pleasures bring the greatest pains.
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In a shared fish, there are no bones.
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Hope of ill gain is the beginning of loss.
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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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Reason is often a more powerful persuader than gold.
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