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Democritus Quote - To speak but little becomes a woman; and she is best adorned who is in plain attire.

To speak but little becomes a woman; and she is best adorned who is in plain attire.

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Nothing exists except atoms and empty space; everything else is opinion.
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It is hard to fight desire; but to control it is the sign of a reasonable man.
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It is greed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all.
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Greedy Human Nature Listen Talk Want
The wrongdoer is more unfortunate than the man wronged.
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Good means not [merely] not to do wrong, but rather not to desire to do wrong.
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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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The sweetest things become the most bitter by excess.
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The word is the shadow of the deed.
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Tis hard to fight with anger, but the prudent man keeps it under control.
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Envy creates the beginning of strife.
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The wise man’s home is the universe.
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Throw moderation to the winds, and the greatest pleasures bring the greatest pains.
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Hope of ill gain is the beginning of loss.
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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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Men will cease to be fools only when they cease to be men.
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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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