I would rather discover one true cause than gain the kingdom of Persia.
DEMOCRITUSReason is often a more powerful persuader than gold.
More Democritus Quotes
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Many much-learned men have no intelligence.
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Good means not [merely] not to do wrong, but rather not to desire to do wrong.
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Throw moderation to the winds, and the greatest pleasures bring the greatest pains.
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If thou suffer injustice, console thyself; the true unhappiness is in doing it.
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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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The wise man’s home is the universe.
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Hope of ill gain is the beginning of loss.
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All things happen by virtue of necessity.
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Do not trust all men, but trust men of worth; the former course is silly, the latter a mark of prudence.
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Tis hard to fight with anger, but the prudent man keeps it under control.
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To a wise and good man the whole earth is his fatherland.
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It is greed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all.
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Fortune provides a man’s table with luxuries, virtue with only a frugal meal.
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Happiness does not reside in strength or money; it lies in rightness and many-sidedness.
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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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