It is hard to fight desire; but to control it is the sign of a reasonable man.
DEMOCRITUSMy 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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Reason is often a more powerful persuader than gold.
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Virtue isn’t not wronging others but not wishing to wrong others.
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Envy creates the beginning of strife.
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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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The man enslaved to wealth can never be honest.
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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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It is greed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all.
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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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Our sins are more easily remembered than our good deeds.
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Life unexamined, is not worth living.
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The sweetest things become the most bitter by excess.
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Throw moderation to the winds, and the greatest pleasures bring the greatest pains.
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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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