Many much-learned men have no intelligence.
DEMOCRITUSLife unexamined, is not worth living.
More Democritus Quotes
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The word is the shadow of the deed.
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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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Some men are masters of cities, but are enslaved to women.
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Fortune provides a man’s table with luxuries, virtue with only a frugal meal.
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Men 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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By desiring little, a poor man makes himself rich.
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Medicine heals diseases of the body, wisdom frees the soul from passions.
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No power and no treasure can outweigh the extension of our knowledge.
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More men have become great through practice than by nature.
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Tis hard to fight with anger, but the prudent man keeps it under control.
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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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Immoderate desire is the mark of a child, not a man.
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Soul and intellect are just the same things.
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Good breeding in cattle depends on physical health, but in men on a well-formed character.
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