By desiring little, a poor man makes himself rich.
DEMOCRITUSIn a shared fish, there are no bones.
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Tis hard to fight with anger, but the prudent man keeps it under control.
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The word is the shadow of the deed.
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Everything existing in the universe is the fruit of chance and necessity.
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Envy creates the beginning of strife.
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Soul and intellect are just the same things.
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To a wise and good man the whole earth is his fatherland.
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The animal needing something knows how much it needs, the man does not.
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Fortune provides a man’s table with luxuries, virtue with only a frugal meal.
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Nothing exists except atoms and empty space; everything else is opinion.
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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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Happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold, happiness dwells in the soul.
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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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Disease of the home and of the life comes about in the same way as that of the body.
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In a shared fish, there are no bones.
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Throw moderation to the winds, and the greatest pleasures bring the greatest pains.
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