The pride of youth is in strength and beauty, the pride of old age is in discretion.
DEMOCRITUSMen will cease to be fools only when they cease to be men.
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Reason is often a more powerful persuader than gold.
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To a wise and good man the whole earth is his fatherland.
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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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The word is the shadow of the deed.
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All things happen by virtue of necessity.
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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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Raising children is an uncertain thing; success is reached only after a life of battle and worry.
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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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No power and no treasure can outweigh the extension of our knowledge.
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Men will cease to be fools only when they cease to be men.
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Medicine heals diseases of the body, wisdom frees the soul from passions.
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Men should strive to think much and know little.
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One should practice much sense, not much learning.
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Moderation multiplies pleasures, and increases pleasure.
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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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