It is hard to fight desire; but to control it is the sign of a reasonable man.
DEMOCRITUSThe wise man belongs to all countries, for the home of a great soul is the whole world.
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If thou suffer injustice, console thyself; the true unhappiness is in doing it.
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Virtue isn’t not wronging others but not wishing to wrong others.
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Men should strive to think much and know little.
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Good means not [merely] not to do wrong, but rather not to desire to do wrong.
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Tis hard to fight with anger, but the prudent man keeps it under control.
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The animal needing something knows how much it needs, the man does not.
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Immoderate desire is the mark of a child, not a man.
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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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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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Fortune provides a man’s table with luxuries, virtue with only a frugal meal.
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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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In a shared fish, there are no bones.
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To a wise and good man the whole earth is his fatherland.
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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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