Nature and education are somewhat similar. The latter transforms man, and in so doing creates a second nature.
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.
More Democritus Quotes
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To a wise and good man the whole earth is his fatherland.
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Sexual intercourse is a slight attack of apoplexy.
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Men will cease to be fools only when they cease to be men.
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Life unexamined, is not worth living.
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I would rather discover one true cause than gain the kingdom of Persia.
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Our sins are more easily remembered than our good deeds.
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The wise man’s home is the universe.
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Soul and intellect are just the same things.
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The wrongdoer is more unfortunate than the man wronged.
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Medicine heals diseases of the body, wisdom frees the soul from passions.
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The animal needing something knows how much it needs, the man does not.
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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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Tis hard to fight with anger, but the prudent man keeps it under control.
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Hope of ill gain is the beginning of loss.
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Some men are masters of cities, but are enslaved to women.
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