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

Democritus

Do not trust all men, but trust men of worth; the former course is silly, the latter a mark of prudence.
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Men Prudent Trust Worth
My enemy is not the man who wrongs me, but the man who means to wrong me.
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Enemy Man Philosophy Wrong
Happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold, happiness dwells in the soul.
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Dwell Gold Happiness Possession Soul
The animal needing something knows how much it needs, the man does not.
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Animal Man Need Philosophy
Envy creates the beginning of strife.
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Beginning Creation Envy One Liner
Disease of the home and of the life comes about in the same way as that of the body.
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Body Disease Home Life
Everything existing in the universe is the fruit of chance and necessity.
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Chance Existence Fruit Necessity Science Universe
If your desires are not great, a little will seem much to you; for small appetite makes poverty equivalent to wealth.
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Desire Equivalent Inspirational Poverty Wealth
To speak but little becomes a woman; and she is best adorned who is in plain attire.
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She Speak Woman
Reason is often a more powerful persuader than gold.
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Gold Powerful Reason
The brave man is not only he who overcomes the enemy, but he who is stronger than pleasures.
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Brave Enemy Man Overcome Pleasure Strong
Men will cease to be fools only when they cease to be men.
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Cease Fools Men
Education is an ornament for the prosperous, a refuge for the unfortunate.
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Education Ornament Prosperity Refuge Unfortunate
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
It is better to destroy one’s own errors than those of others.
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Deep Destroy Error Judgment
People sometimes rationalize their greed by saying that it is all for the good of their children but this is nothing but an excuse they use to make their despicable actions appear respectable and praiseworthy.
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Children Excuse Greedy Human Nature People

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