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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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Moderation multiplies pleasures, and increases pleasure.
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Moderation Pleasure
Life unexamined, is not worth living.
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Explanation Inspirational Life Live One Liner Worth
The word is the shadow of the deed.
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Deed One Liner Shadow Words
Virtue isn’t not wronging others but not wishing to wrong others.
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Expectation Virtue Wrong
Nature and education are somewhat similar. The latter transforms man, and in so doing creates a second nature.
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Creation Education Man Nature Similar Transformation
Hope of ill gain is the beginning of loss.
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Beginning Gain Hope Ill Loss One Liner
By desiring little, a poor man makes himself rich.
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Deep Desire Himself Hope Man Poor Rich
I would rather discover one true cause than gain the kingdom of Persia.
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Cause Discover Gain Kingdom True
Everything existing in the universe is the fruit of chance and necessity.
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Chance Existence Fruit Necessity Science Universe
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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Democracy Freedom Poverty Prefer Prosperity Slave
Throw moderation to the winds, and the greatest pleasures bring the greatest pains.
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Moderation Pain Pleasure Throw Wind
Fortune provides a man’s table with luxuries, virtue with only a frugal meal.
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Fortune Luxury Man Meal Virtue
The wise man’s home is the universe.
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Home Man One Liner Universe Wise
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
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
If thou suffer injustice, console thyself; the true unhappiness is in doing it.
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Console Injustice Suffering Unhappy

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