Nature has buried truth deep in the bottom of the sea.
DEMOCRITUSMedicine heals diseases of the body, wisdom frees the soul from passions.
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To a wise and good man the whole earth is his fatherland.
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All things happen by virtue of necessity.
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In a shared fish, there are no bones.
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The wrongdoer is more unfortunate than the man wronged.
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Soul and intellect are just the same things.
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Raising children is an uncertain thing; success is reached only after a life of battle and worry.
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The animal needing something knows how much it needs, the man does not.
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To speak but little becomes a woman; and she is best adorned who is in plain attire.
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Tis hard to fight with anger, but the prudent man keeps it under control.
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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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By desiring little, a poor man makes himself rich.
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Tis hard to fight with anger, but the prudent man keeps it under control.
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Happiness does not reside in strength or money; it lies in rightness and many-sidedness.
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It is greed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all.
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No power and no treasure can outweigh the extension of our knowledge.
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