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Democritus Quote - Some men are masters of cities, but are enslaved to women.

Some men are masters of cities, but are enslaved to women.

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Sexual intercourse is a slight attack of apoplexy.
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All things happen by virtue of necessity.
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If thou suffer injustice, console thyself; the true unhappiness is in doing it.
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It is hard to fight desire; but to control it is the sign of a reasonable man.
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Nature and education are somewhat similar. The latter transforms man, and in so doing creates a second nature.
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Education is an ornament for the prosperous, a refuge for the unfortunate.
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The wise man’s home is the universe.
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Our sins are more easily remembered than our good deeds.
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The wrongdoer is more unfortunate than the man wronged.
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The man enslaved to wealth can never be honest.
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The sweetest things become the most bitter by excess.
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