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.
DEMOCRITUSThe man who is fortunate in his choice of son-in-law gains a son; the man unfortunate in his choice loses his daughter also.
DEMOCRITUSGood means not [merely] not to do wrong, but rather not to desire to do wrong.
DEMOCRITUSTo a wise and good man the whole earth is his fatherland.
DEMOCRITUSThe brave man is not only he who overcomes the enemy, but he who is stronger than pleasures.
DEMOCRITUSIf thou suffer injustice, console thyself; the true unhappiness is in doing it.
DEMOCRITUSIt is better to destroy one’s own errors than those of others.
DEMOCRITUSNo power and no treasure can outweigh the extension of our knowledge.
DEMOCRITUSHappiness does not reside in strength or money; it lies in rightness and many-sidedness.
DEMOCRITUSAll things happen by virtue of necessity.
DEMOCRITUSNature and education are somewhat similar. The latter transforms man, and in so doing creates a second nature.
DEMOCRITUSHope of ill gain is the beginning of loss.
DEMOCRITUSMy enemy is not the man who wrongs me, but the man who means to wrong me.
DEMOCRITUSThe wrongdoer is more unfortunate than the man wronged.
DEMOCRITUSDo not trust all men, but trust men of worth; the former course is silly, the latter a mark of prudence.
DEMOCRITUSLife unexamined, is not worth living.
DEMOCRITUSBy desiring little, a poor man makes himself rich.
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