No power and no treasure can outweigh the extension of our knowledge.
DEMOCRITUSIn a shared fish, there are no bones.
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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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In a shared fish, there are no bones.
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Soul and intellect are just the same things.
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The man enslaved to wealth can never be honest.
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To a wise and good man the whole earth is his fatherland.
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Hope of ill gain is the beginning of loss.
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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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Many much-learned men have no intelligence.
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Nature has buried truth deep in the bottom of the sea.
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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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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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It is hard to fight desire; but to control it is the sign of a reasonable man.
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Throw moderation to the winds, and the greatest pleasures bring the greatest pains.
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I would rather discover one true cause than gain the kingdom of Persia.
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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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