Do not trust all men, but trust men of worth; the former course is silly, the latter a mark of prudence.
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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Throw moderation to the winds, and the greatest pleasures bring the greatest pains.
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Fortune provides a man’s table with luxuries, virtue with only a frugal meal.
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The word is the shadow of the deed.
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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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To a wise and good man the whole earth is his fatherland.
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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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One should practice much sense, not much learning.
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I would rather discover one true cause than gain the kingdom of Persia.
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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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Moderation multiplies pleasures, and increases pleasure.
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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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Many much-learned men have no intelligence.
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Happiness does not reside in strength or money; it lies in rightness and many-sidedness.
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