Poverty in a democracy is as much to be preferred to what is called prosperity under despots, as freedom is to slavery.
DEMOCRITUSModeration multiplies pleasures, and increases pleasure.
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To a wise and good man the whole earth is his fatherland.
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Virtue isn’t not wronging others but not wishing to wrong others.
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I would rather discover one true cause than gain the kingdom of Persia.
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Soul and intellect are just the same things.
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All things happen by virtue of necessity.
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Tis hard to fight with anger, but the prudent man keeps it under control.
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Tis hard to fight with anger, but the prudent man keeps it under control.
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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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It is better to destroy one’s own errors than those of others.
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Some men are masters of cities, but are enslaved to women.
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The animal needing something knows how much it needs, the man does not.
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Many much-learned men have no intelligence.
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The pride of youth is in strength and beauty, the pride of old age is in discretion.
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Immoderate desire is the mark of a child, not a man.
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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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