Good breeding in cattle depends on physical health, but in men on a well-formed character.
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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I would rather discover one true cause than gain the kingdom of Persia.
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Poverty in a democracy is as much to be preferred to what is called prosperity under despots, as freedom is to slavery.
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The man enslaved to wealth can never be honest.
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Envy creates the beginning of strife.
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Nothing exists except atoms and empty space; everything else is opinion.
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To speak but little becomes a woman; and she is best adorned who is in plain attire.
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Nature has buried truth deep in the bottom of the sea.
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Happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold, happiness dwells in the soul.
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Hope of ill gain is the beginning of loss.
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The animal needing something knows how much it needs, the man does not.
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Everything existing in the universe is the fruit of chance and necessity.
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Everywhere man blames nature and fate yet his fate is mostly but the echo of his character and passion, his mistakes and his weaknesses.
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Some men are masters of cities, but are enslaved to women.
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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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More men have become great through practice than by nature.
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