Medicine heals diseases of the body, wisdom frees the soul from passions.
DEMOCRITUSBy desiring little, a poor man makes himself rich.
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Some men are masters of cities, but are enslaved to women.
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Our sins are more easily remembered than our good deeds.
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By desiring little, a poor man makes himself rich.
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Disease of the home and of the life comes about in the same way as that of the body.
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The brave man is not only he who overcomes the enemy, but he who is stronger than pleasures.
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Life unexamined, is not worth living.
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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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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.
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Happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold, happiness dwells in the soul.
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Many much-learned men have no intelligence.
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Throw moderation to the winds, and the greatest pleasures bring the greatest pains.
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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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The wise man’s home is the universe.
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Education is an ornament for the prosperous, a refuge for the unfortunate.
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I would rather discover one true cause than gain the kingdom of Persia.
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