Envy creates the beginning of strife.
DEMOCRITUSPeople sometimes rationalize their greed by saying that it is all for the good of their children but this is nothing but an excuse they use to make their despicable actions appear respectable and praiseworthy.
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Tis hard to fight with anger, but the prudent man keeps it under control.
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The wise man’s home is the universe.
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Life unexamined, is not worth living.
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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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Tis hard to fight with anger, but the prudent man keeps it under control.
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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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Sexual intercourse is a slight attack of apoplexy.
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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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Some men are masters of cities, but are enslaved to women.
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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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It is greed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all.
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I would rather discover one true cause than gain the kingdom of Persia.
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The animal needing something knows how much it needs, the man does not.
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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 wise man belongs to all countries, for the home of a great soul is the whole world.
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