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Democritus Quote - Do not trust all men, but trust men of worth; the former course is silly, the latter a mark of prudence.

Do not trust all men, but trust men of worth; the former course is silly, the latter a mark of prudence.

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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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People 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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The sweetest things become the most bitter by excess.
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Sexual intercourse is a slight attack of apoplexy.
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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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She Speak Woman
Tis hard to fight with anger, but the prudent man keeps it under control.
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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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Do not trust all men, but trust men of worth; the former course is silly, the latter a mark of prudence.
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Men Prudent Trust Worth
Men should strive to think much and know little.
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Human Nature Knowledge Men Strive Thinking
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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Education is an ornament for the prosperous, a refuge for the unfortunate.
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In a shared fish, there are no bones.
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Men will cease to be fools only when they cease to be men.
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Fortune provides a man’s table with luxuries, virtue with only a frugal meal.
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It is better to destroy one’s own errors than those of others.
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Nothing exists except atoms and empty space; everything else is opinion.
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Virtue isn’t not wronging others but not wishing to wrong others.
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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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Our sins are more easily remembered than our good deeds.
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Moderation multiplies pleasures, and increases pleasure.
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Immoderate desire is the mark of a child, not a man.
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Many much-learned men have no intelligence.
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The wrongdoer is more unfortunate than the man wronged.
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No power and no treasure can outweigh the extension of our knowledge.
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One should practice much sense, not much learning.
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Nature has buried truth deep in the bottom of the sea.
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If your desires are not great, a little will seem much to you; for small appetite makes poverty equivalent to wealth.
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