Fortune provides a man’s table with luxuries, virtue with only a frugal meal.
DEMOCRITUSDo not trust all men, but trust men of worth; the former course is silly, the latter a mark of prudence.
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All things happen by virtue of necessity.
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Tis hard to fight with anger, but the prudent man keeps it under control.
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Men should strive to think much and know little.
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To a wise and good man the whole earth is his fatherland.
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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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Sexual intercourse is a slight attack of apoplexy.
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The sweetest things become the most bitter by excess.
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Some men are masters of cities, but are enslaved to women.
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Education is an ornament for the prosperous, a refuge for the unfortunate.
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The animal needing something knows how much it needs, the man does not.
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It is better to destroy one’s own errors than those of others.
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The word is the shadow of the deed.
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The wrongdoer is more unfortunate than the man wronged.
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One should practice much sense, not much learning.
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Happiness does not reside in strength or money; it lies in rightness and many-sidedness.
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