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Democritus Quote - Good means not [merely] not to do wrong, but rather not to desire to do wrong.

Good means not [merely] not to do wrong, but rather not to desire to do wrong.

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The wise man’s home is the universe.
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The animal needing something knows how much it needs, the man does not.
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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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One should practice much sense, not much learning.
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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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Raising children is an uncertain thing; success is reached only after a life of battle and worry.
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Envy creates the beginning of strife.
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Medicine heals diseases of the body, wisdom frees the soul from passions.
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Our sins are more easily remembered than our good deeds.
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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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Virtue isn’t not wronging others but not wishing to wrong others.
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If thou suffer injustice, console thyself; the true unhappiness is in doing it.
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The word is the shadow of the deed.
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It is greed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all.
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