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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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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
Nothing exists except atoms and empty space; everything else is opinion.
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Atom Empty Existence Opinion Philosophy Space
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
Moderation multiplies pleasures, and increases pleasure.
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Moderation Pleasure
The wise man’s home is the universe.
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Home Man One Liner Universe Wise
Soul and intellect are just the same things.
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Intellectual One Liner Philosophy Soul
It is hard to fight desire; but to control it is the sign of a reasonable man.
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Control Desire Fight Man Reason
Our sins are more easily remembered than our good deeds.
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Deed Deep Goodness Remember Sin
The person who can laugh with life has developed deep roots with confidence and faith-faith in oneself, in people and in the world, as contrasted to negative ideas with distrust and discouragement.
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Confidence Development Discourage Faith Laugh Negative Oneself People Person Root
Everywhere man blames nature and fate yet his fate is mostly but the echo of his character and passion, his mistakes and his weaknesses.
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Blame Character Echo Fate Man Mistake Nature Passion Weakness
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
Good breeding in cattle depends on physical health, but in men on a well-formed character.
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Breed Cattle Character Health Physical
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
More men have become great through practice than by nature.
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Experience Men Motivational Nature Practice Work Hard
Hope of ill gain is the beginning of loss.
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Beginning Gain Hope Ill Loss One Liner
Some men are masters of cities, but are enslaved to women.
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City Master Men Slave Women

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