Nature and education are somewhat similar. The latter transforms man, and in so doing creates a second nature.
DEMOCRITUSHappiness does not reside in strength or money; it lies in rightness and many-sidedness.
More Democritus Quotes
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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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The pride of youth is in strength and beauty, the pride of old age is in discretion.
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Reason is often a more powerful persuader than gold.
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All things happen by virtue of necessity.
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The wrongdoer is more unfortunate than the man wronged.
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Men will cease to be fools only when they cease to be men.
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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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In a shared fish, there are no bones.
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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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Everything existing in the universe is the fruit of chance and necessity.
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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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Good means not [merely] not to do wrong, but rather not to desire to do wrong.
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Soul and intellect are just the same things.
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