My enemy is not the man who wrongs me, but the man who means to wrong me.
DEMOCRITUSThe brave man is not only he who overcomes the enemy, but he who is stronger than pleasures.
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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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By desiring little, a poor man makes himself rich.
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Life unexamined, is not worth living.
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The sweetest things become the most bitter by excess.
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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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Medicine heals diseases of the body, wisdom frees the soul from passions.
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Happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold, happiness dwells in the soul.
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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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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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Nothing exists except atoms and empty space; everything else is opinion.
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In a shared fish, there are no bones.
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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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If thou suffer injustice, console thyself; the true unhappiness is in doing it.
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Men will cease to be fools only when they cease to be men.
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