By desiring little, a poor man makes himself rich.
DEMOCRITUSNature and education are somewhat similar. The latter transforms man, and in so doing creates a second nature.
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Education is an ornament for the prosperous, a refuge for the unfortunate.
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The brave man is not only he who overcomes the enemy, but he who is stronger than pleasures.
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The animal needing something knows how much it needs, the man does not.
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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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Hope of ill gain is the beginning of loss.
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Sexual intercourse is a slight attack of apoplexy.
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It is greed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all.
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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 sweetest things become the most bitter by excess.
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Envy creates the beginning of strife.
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If thou suffer injustice, console thyself; the true unhappiness is in doing it.
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Some men are masters of cities, but are enslaved to women.
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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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Happiness does not reside in strength or money; it lies in rightness and many-sidedness.
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Our sins are more easily remembered than our good deeds.
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