The person who can laugh with life has developed deep roots with confidence and faith-faith in oneself, in people and in the world, as contrasted to negative ideas with distrust and discouragement.
DEMOCRITUSHope of ill gain is the beginning of loss.
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It is greed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all.
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You can tell the man who rings true from the man who rings false, not by his deeds alone, but also by his desires.
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The man enslaved to wealth can never be honest.
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Men will cease to be fools only when they cease to be men.
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The word is the shadow of the deed.
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More men have become great through practice than by nature.
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I would rather discover one true cause than gain the kingdom of Persia.
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In a shared fish, there are no bones.
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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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If thou suffer injustice, console thyself; the true unhappiness is in doing it.
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Envy creates the beginning of strife.
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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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No power and no treasure can outweigh the extension of our knowledge.
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Tis hard to fight with anger, but the prudent man keeps it under control.
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Throw moderation to the winds, and the greatest pleasures bring the greatest pains.
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