You can tell the man who rings true from the man who rings false, not by his deeds alone, but also by his desires.
DEMOCRITUSNature has buried truth deep in the bottom of the sea.
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Happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold, happiness dwells in the soul.
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Some men are masters of cities, but are enslaved to women.
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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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Men should strive to think much and know little.
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Moderation multiplies pleasures, and increases pleasure.
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Tis hard to fight with anger, but the prudent man keeps it under control.
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To speak but little becomes a woman; and she is best adorned who is in plain attire.
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The wise man belongs to all countries, for the home of a great soul is the whole world.
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All things happen by virtue of necessity.
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Fortune provides a man’s table with luxuries, virtue with only a frugal meal.
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Disease of the home and of the life comes about in the same way as that of the body.
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One should practice much sense, not much learning.
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No power and no treasure can outweigh the extension of our knowledge.
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My enemy is not the man who wrongs me, but the man who means to wrong me.
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Raising children is an uncertain thing; success is reached only after a life of battle and worry.
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