Immoderate desire is the mark of a child, not a man.
DEMOCRITUSNature has buried truth deep in the bottom of the sea.
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I would rather discover one true cause than gain the kingdom of Persia.
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Soul and intellect are just the same things.
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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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Many much-learned men have no intelligence.
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To a wise and good man the whole earth is his fatherland.
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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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The sweetest things become the most bitter by excess.
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Everything existing in the universe is the fruit of chance and necessity.
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One should practice much sense, not much learning.
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Nothing exists except atoms and empty space; everything else is opinion.
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Some men are masters of cities, but are enslaved to women.
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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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Tis hard to fight with anger, but the prudent man keeps it under control.
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By desiring little, a poor man makes himself rich.
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Happiness does not reside in strength or money; it lies in rightness and many-sidedness.
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