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Democritus Quote - Happiness does not reside in strength or money; it lies in rightness and many-sidedness.

Happiness does not reside in strength or money; it lies in rightness and many-sidedness.

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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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Children Excuse Greedy Human Nature People
I would rather discover one true cause than gain the kingdom of Persia.
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Cause Discover Gain Kingdom True
Envy creates the beginning of strife.
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Beginning Creation Envy One Liner
The man enslaved to wealth can never be honest.
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Honesty Man Slave Wealth
Good means not [merely] not to do wrong, but rather not to desire to do wrong.
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Desire Goodness Intention Wisdom Wrong
It is hard to fight desire; but to control it is the sign of a reasonable man.
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Control Desire Fight Man Reason
Nature has buried truth deep in the bottom of the sea.
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Bottom Bury Nature Sea Snorkeling
If thou suffer injustice, console thyself; the true unhappiness is in doing it.
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Console Injustice Suffering Unhappy
The wrongdoer is more unfortunate than the man wronged.
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Doer Fake Man Unfortunate Wrong
Soul and intellect are just the same things.
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Intellectual One Liner Philosophy Soul
The pride of youth is in strength and beauty, the pride of old age is in discretion.
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Age Beauty Pride Strength Youth
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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Desire Equivalent Inspirational Poverty Wealth
The sweetest things become the most bitter by excess.
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Bitter Excess Life Relationship Sweet
More men have become great through practice than by nature.
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Experience Men Motivational Nature Practice Work Hard
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
It is better to destroy one’s own errors than those of others.
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Deep Destroy Error Judgment

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