The wise man belongs to all countries, for the home of a great soul is the whole world.
DEMOCRITUSIf your desires are not great, a little will seem much to you; for small appetite makes poverty equivalent to wealth.
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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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Throw moderation to the winds, and the greatest pleasures bring the greatest pains.
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I would rather discover one true cause than gain the kingdom of Persia.
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Nature has buried truth deep in the bottom of the sea.
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The wrongdoer is more unfortunate than the man wronged.
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You can tell the man who rings true from the man who rings false, not by his deeds alone, but also by his desires.
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Sexual intercourse is a slight attack of apoplexy.
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Education is an ornament for the prosperous, a refuge for the unfortunate.
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Soul and intellect are just the same things.
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Tis hard to fight with anger, but the prudent man keeps it under control.
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No power and no treasure can outweigh the extension of our knowledge.
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Envy creates the beginning of strife.
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Many much-learned men have no intelligence.
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Reason is often a more powerful persuader than gold.
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It is greed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all.
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