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Democritus Quote - Nature has buried truth deep in the bottom of the sea.

Nature has buried truth deep in the bottom of the sea.

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Throw moderation to the winds, and the greatest pleasures bring the greatest pains.
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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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Education is an ornament for the prosperous, a refuge for the unfortunate.
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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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Good means not [merely] not to do wrong, but rather not to desire to do wrong.
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Hope of ill gain is the beginning of loss.
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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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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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Envy creates the beginning of strife.
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Sexual intercourse is a slight attack of apoplexy.
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The pride of youth is in strength and beauty, the pride of old age is in discretion.
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Tis hard to fight with anger, but the prudent man keeps it under control.
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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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Good breeding in cattle depends on physical health, but in men on a well-formed character.
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It is greed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all.
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If thou suffer injustice, console thyself; the true unhappiness is in doing it.
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By desiring little, a poor man makes himself rich.
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Reason is often a more powerful persuader than gold.
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The man enslaved to wealth can never be honest.
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All things happen by virtue of necessity.
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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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Immoderate desire is the mark of a child, not a man.
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Our sins are more easily remembered than our good deeds.
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Nature has buried truth deep in the bottom of the sea.
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