The brave man is not only he who overcomes the enemy, but he who is stronger than pleasures.
DEMOCRITUSThe brave man is not only he who overcomes the enemy, but he who is stronger than pleasures.
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The word is the shadow of the deed.
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Medicine heals diseases of the body, wisdom frees the soul from passions.
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In a shared fish, there are no bones.
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Everywhere man blames nature and fate yet his fate is mostly but the echo of his character and passion, his mistakes and his weaknesses.
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Throw moderation to the winds, and the greatest pleasures bring the greatest pains.
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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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Moderation multiplies pleasures, and increases pleasure.
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Immoderate desire is the mark of a child, not a man.
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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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More men have become great through practice than by nature.
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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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To a wise and good man the whole earth is his fatherland.
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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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Happiness does not reside in strength or money; it lies in rightness and many-sidedness.
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All things happen by virtue of necessity.
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