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Democritus Quote - Fortune provides a man’s table with luxuries, virtue with only a frugal meal.

Fortune provides a man’s table with luxuries, virtue with only a frugal meal.

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Good means not [merely] not to do wrong, but rather not to desire to do wrong.
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Desire Goodness Intention Wisdom Wrong
Moderation multiplies pleasures, and increases pleasure.
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Moderation Pleasure
If thou suffer injustice, console thyself; the true unhappiness is in doing it.
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Console Injustice Suffering Unhappy
Sexual intercourse is a slight attack of apoplexy.
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Attack Course Sex
Happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold, happiness dwells in the soul.
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Dwell Gold Happiness Possession Soul
Nothing exists except atoms and empty space; everything else is opinion.
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Atom Empty Existence Opinion Philosophy Space
The word is the shadow of the deed.
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Deed One Liner Shadow Words
Throw moderation to the winds, and the greatest pleasures bring the greatest pains.
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Moderation Pain Pleasure Throw Wind
To speak but little becomes a woman; and she is best adorned who is in plain attire.
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She Speak Woman
Virtue isn’t not wronging others but not wishing to wrong others.
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Expectation Virtue Wrong
Soul and intellect are just the same things.
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Intellectual One Liner Philosophy Soul
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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Choice Daughter Fortunate Man Son
Raising children is an uncertain thing; success is reached only after a life of battle and worry.
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Battle Children Raise Reach Success Uncertain Worry
Tis hard to fight with anger, but the prudent man keeps it under control.
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Anger Control Fight Hard Inspirational Man Prudent
It is greed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all.
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Greedy Human Nature Listen Talk Want
Happiness does not reside in strength or money; it lies in rightness and many-sidedness.
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Happiness Money Strength

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