Immoderate desire is the mark of a child, not a man.
DEMOCRITUSThe wise man belongs to all countries, for the home of a great soul is the whole world.
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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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Do not trust all men, but trust men of worth; the former course is silly, the latter a mark of prudence.
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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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The animal needing something knows how much it needs, the man does not.
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Medicine heals diseases of the body, wisdom frees the soul from passions.
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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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One should practice much sense, not much learning.
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Nature has buried truth deep in the bottom of the sea.
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Poverty in a democracy is as much to be preferred to what is called prosperity under despots, as freedom is to slavery.
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Everything existing in the universe is the fruit of chance and necessity.
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No power and no treasure can outweigh the extension of our knowledge.
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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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All things happen by virtue of necessity.
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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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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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