By desiring little, a poor man makes himself rich.
DEMOCRITUSMen will cease to be fools only when they cease to be men.
More Democritus Quotes
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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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One should practice much sense, not much learning.
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Good breeding in cattle depends on physical health, but in men on a well-formed character.
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Sexual intercourse is a slight attack of apoplexy.
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Nature and education are somewhat similar. The latter transforms man, and in so doing creates a second nature.
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If thou suffer injustice, console thyself; the true unhappiness is in doing it.
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Nature has buried truth deep in the bottom of the sea.
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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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Tis hard to fight with anger, but the prudent man keeps it under control.
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The word is the shadow of the deed.
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Happiness does not reside in strength or money; it lies in rightness and many-sidedness.
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It is better to destroy one’s own errors than those of others.
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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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Moderation multiplies pleasures, and increases pleasure.
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Virtue isn’t not wronging others but not wishing to wrong others.
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