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Democritus Quote - Medicine heals diseases of the body, wisdom frees the soul from passions.

Medicine heals diseases of the body, wisdom frees the soul from passions.

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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
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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Choice Daughter Fortunate Man Son
Reason is often a more powerful persuader than gold.
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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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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.
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Confidence Development Discourage Faith Laugh Negative Oneself People Person Root
Throw moderation to the winds, and the greatest pleasures bring the greatest pains.
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Moderation Pain Pleasure Throw Wind
Raising children is an uncertain thing; success is reached only after a life of battle and worry.
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Good breeding in cattle depends on physical health, but in men on a well-formed character.
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Breed Cattle Character Health Physical
My enemy is not the man who wrongs me, but the man who means to wrong me.
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Enemy Man Philosophy Wrong
One should practice much sense, not much learning.
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Learning Practice Sense
Fortune provides a man’s table with luxuries, virtue with only a frugal meal.
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Fortune Luxury Man Meal Virtue
The animal needing something knows how much it needs, the man does not.
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Animal Man Need Philosophy
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
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
The wise man belongs to all countries, for the home of a great soul is the whole world.
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The man enslaved to wealth can never be honest.
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Honesty Man Slave Wealth

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