Nature has buried truth deep in the bottom of the sea.
DEMOCRITUSMy enemy is not the man who wrongs me, but the man who means to wrong me.
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The brave man is not only he who overcomes the enemy, but he who is stronger than pleasures.
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Fortune provides a man’s table with luxuries, virtue with only a frugal meal.
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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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Happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold, happiness dwells in the soul.
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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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All things happen by virtue of necessity.
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I would rather discover one true cause than gain the kingdom of Persia.
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Life unexamined, is not worth living.
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Tis hard to fight with anger, but the prudent man keeps it under control.
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It is hard to fight desire; but to control it is the sign of a reasonable man.
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The sweetest things become the most bitter by excess.
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Hope of ill gain is the beginning of loss.
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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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Disease of the home and of the life comes about in the same way as that of the body.
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