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Democritus Quote - Immoderate desire is the mark of a child, not a man.

Immoderate desire is the mark of a child, not a man.

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Good breeding in cattle depends on physical health, but in men on a well-formed character.
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Throw moderation to the winds, and the greatest pleasures bring the greatest pains.
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The animal needing something knows how much it needs, the man does not.
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Raising children is an uncertain thing; success is reached only after a life of battle and worry.
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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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Men will cease to be fools only when they cease to be men.
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Cease Fools Men
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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Virtue isn’t not wronging others but not wishing to wrong others.
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Tis hard to fight with anger, but the prudent man keeps it under control.
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Envy creates the beginning of strife.
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Beginning Creation Envy One Liner
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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Children Excuse Greedy Human Nature People
Nature and education are somewhat similar. The latter transforms man, and in so doing creates a second nature.
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Creation Education Man Nature Similar Transformation
Fortune provides a man’s table with luxuries, virtue with only a frugal meal.
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To a wise and good man the whole earth is his fatherland.
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The wise man’s home is the universe.
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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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Our sins are more easily remembered than our good deeds.
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Education is an ornament for the prosperous, a refuge for the unfortunate.
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It is better to destroy one’s own errors than those of others.
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No power and no treasure can outweigh the extension of our knowledge.
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Extension Knowledge Power Treasure
Some men are masters of cities, but are enslaved to women.
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Happiness does not reside in strength or money; it lies in rightness and many-sidedness.
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If thou suffer injustice, console thyself; the true unhappiness is in doing it.
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Men should strive to think much and know little.
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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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Everything existing in the universe is the fruit of chance and necessity.
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