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Democritus Quote - It is greed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all.

It is greed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all.

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The word is the shadow of the deed.
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Deed One Liner Shadow Words
The man enslaved to wealth can never be honest.
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Honesty Man Slave Wealth
Nothing exists except atoms and empty space; everything else is opinion.
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Atom Empty Existence Opinion Philosophy Space
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
Happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold, happiness dwells in the soul.
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Dwell Gold Happiness Possession Soul
The pride of youth is in strength and beauty, the pride of old age is in discretion.
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Age Beauty Pride Strength Youth
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
One should practice much sense, not much learning.
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Learning Practice Sense
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
Soul and intellect are just the same things.
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Intellectual One Liner Philosophy Soul
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
I would rather discover one true cause than gain the kingdom of Persia.
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Cause Discover Gain Kingdom True
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
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
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
Many much-learned men have no intelligence.
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Intelligence Learning Men
Life unexamined, is not worth living.
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Explanation Inspirational Life Live One Liner Worth
If thou suffer injustice, console thyself; the true unhappiness is in doing it.
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Console Injustice Suffering Unhappy
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
All things happen by virtue of necessity.
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Necessity One Liner Science Virtue
By desiring little, a poor man makes himself rich.
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Deep Desire Himself Hope Man Poor Rich
Hope of ill gain is the beginning of loss.
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Beginning Gain Hope Ill Loss One Liner
The wrongdoer is more unfortunate than the man wronged.
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Doer Fake Man Unfortunate Wrong
Happiness does not reside in strength or money; it lies in rightness and many-sidedness.
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Happiness Money Strength
Everything existing in the universe is the fruit of chance and necessity.
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To a wise and good man the whole earth is his fatherland.
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Earth Father Man Wise
Reason is often a more powerful persuader than gold.
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Gold Powerful Reason

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