Men will cease to be fools only when they cease to be men.
DEMOCRITUSMedicine heals diseases of the body, wisdom frees the soul from passions.
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Immoderate desire is the mark of a child, not a man.
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Many much-learned men have no intelligence.
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The wrongdoer is more unfortunate than the man wronged.
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If thou suffer injustice, console thyself; the true unhappiness is in doing it.
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The man who is fortunate in his choice of son-in-law gains a son; the man unfortunate in his choice loses his daughter also.
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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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The animal needing something knows how much it needs, the man does not.
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Nature has buried truth deep in the bottom of the sea.
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Reason is often a more powerful persuader than gold.
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Happiness does not reside in strength or money; it lies in rightness and many-sidedness.
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One should practice much sense, not much learning.
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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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Envy creates the beginning of strife.
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Poverty in a democracy is as much to be preferred to what is called prosperity under despots, as freedom is to slavery.
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Medicine heals diseases of the body, wisdom frees the soul from passions.
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