Do not trust all men, but trust men of worth; the former course is silly, the latter a mark of prudence.
DEMOCRITUSNature and education are somewhat similar. The latter transforms man, and in so doing creates a second nature.
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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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Soul and intellect are just the same things.
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Some men are masters of cities, but are enslaved to women.
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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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Life unexamined, is not worth living.
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Good breeding in cattle depends on physical health, but in men on a well-formed character.
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The animal needing something knows how much it needs, the man does not.
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The word is the shadow of the deed.
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Everything existing in the universe is the fruit of chance and necessity.
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Tis hard to fight with anger, but the prudent man keeps it under control.
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Moderation multiplies pleasures, and increases pleasure.
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All things happen by virtue of necessity.
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Many much-learned men have no intelligence.
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Education is an ornament for the prosperous, a refuge for the unfortunate.
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The wise man’s home is the universe.
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