Medicine heals diseases of the body, wisdom frees the soul from passions.
DEMOCRITUSMy enemy is not the man who wrongs me, but the man who means to wrong me.
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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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One should practice much sense, not much learning.
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Tis hard to fight with anger, but the prudent man keeps it under control.
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The word is the shadow of the deed.
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Throw moderation to the winds, and the greatest pleasures bring the greatest pains.
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Nothing exists except atoms and empty space; everything else is opinion.
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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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Happiness does not reside in strength or money; it lies in rightness and many-sidedness.
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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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Men should strive to think much and know little.
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I would rather discover one true cause than gain the kingdom of Persia.
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Hope of ill gain is the beginning of loss.
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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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Soul and intellect are just the same things.
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Men will cease to be fools only when they cease to be men.
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