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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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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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Alone Deed Desire False Man True
One should practice much sense, not much learning.
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Learning Practice Sense
Education is an ornament for the prosperous, a refuge for the unfortunate.
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Education Ornament Prosperity Refuge Unfortunate
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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Desire Equivalent Inspirational Poverty Wealth
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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Gold Powerful Reason
Everything existing in the universe is the fruit of chance and necessity.
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Chance Existence Fruit Necessity Science Universe
Nature and education are somewhat similar. The latter transforms man, and in so doing creates a second nature.
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Creation Education Man Nature Similar Transformation
More men have become great through practice than by nature.
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Experience Men Motivational Nature Practice Work Hard
Throw moderation to the winds, and the greatest pleasures bring the greatest pains.
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Moderation Pain Pleasure Throw Wind
Tis hard to fight with anger, but the prudent man keeps it under control.
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Anger Control Fight Hard Inspirational Man Prudent
Everywhere man blames nature and fate yet his fate is mostly but the echo of his character and passion, his mistakes and his weaknesses.
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Blame Character Echo Fate Man Mistake Nature Passion Weakness
To a wise and good man the whole earth is his fatherland.
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Earth Father Man Wise
In a shared fish, there are no bones.
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Bone Fish One Liner Partnership Share Team Work
Immoderate desire is the mark of a child, not a man.
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Children Desire Man Moderation
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
By desiring little, a poor man makes himself rich.
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Deep Desire Himself Hope Man Poor Rich
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
Our sins are more easily remembered than our good deeds.
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Deed Deep Goodness Remember Sin
To speak but little becomes a woman; and she is best adorned who is in plain attire.
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She Speak Woman
The sweetest things become the most bitter by excess.
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Bitter Excess Life Relationship Sweet
Moderation multiplies pleasures, and increases pleasure.
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Moderation Pleasure
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
The brave man is not only he who overcomes the enemy, but he who is stronger than pleasures.
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Brave Enemy Man Overcome Pleasure Strong
The word is the shadow of the deed.
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Deed One Liner Shadow Words
Some men are masters of cities, but are enslaved to women.
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City Master Men Slave Women
If thou suffer injustice, console thyself; the true unhappiness is in doing it.
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Console Injustice Suffering Unhappy

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