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Democritus Quote - Nature and education are somewhat similar. The latter transforms man, and in so doing creates a second nature.

Nature and education are somewhat similar. The latter transforms man, and in so doing creates a second nature.

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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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Blame Character Echo Fate Man Mistake Nature Passion Weakness
It is better to destroy one’s own errors than those of others.
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Deep Destroy Error Judgment
Hope of ill gain is the beginning of loss.
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Beginning Gain Hope Ill Loss One Liner
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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Democracy Freedom Poverty Prefer Prosperity Slave
Disease of the home and of the life comes about in the same way as that of the body.
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Body Disease Home Life
Good breeding in cattle depends on physical health, but in men on a well-formed character.
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Breed Cattle Character Health Physical
The wise man belongs to all countries, for the home of a great soul is the whole world.
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Country Greatness Home Man Soul Wise World
Moderation multiplies pleasures, and increases pleasure.
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Moderation Pleasure
Education is an ornament for the prosperous, a refuge for the unfortunate.
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Education Ornament Prosperity Refuge Unfortunate
My enemy is not the man who wrongs me, but the man who means to wrong me.
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Enemy Man Philosophy Wrong
The brave man is not only he who overcomes the enemy, but he who is stronger than pleasures.
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Brave Enemy Man Overcome Pleasure Strong
The wrongdoer is more unfortunate than the man wronged.
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Doer Fake Man Unfortunate Wrong
The animal needing something knows how much it needs, the man does not.
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Animal Man Need Philosophy
Happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold, happiness dwells in the soul.
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Dwell Gold Happiness Possession Soul
Tis hard to fight with anger, but the prudent man keeps it under control.
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Anger Control Fight Hard Inspirational Man Prudent
Virtue isn’t not wronging others but not wishing to wrong others.
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Expectation Virtue Wrong
Nature has buried truth deep in the bottom of the sea.
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Bottom Bury Nature Sea Snorkeling
Our sins are more easily remembered than our good deeds.
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Deed Deep Goodness Remember Sin
Many much-learned men have no intelligence.
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Intelligence Learning Men
The man enslaved to wealth can never be honest.
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Honesty Man Slave Wealth
Good means not [merely] not to do wrong, but rather not to desire to do wrong.
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Desire Goodness Intention Wisdom Wrong
If thou suffer injustice, console thyself; the true unhappiness is in doing it.
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Console Injustice Suffering Unhappy
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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Choice Daughter Fortunate Man Son
Life unexamined, is not worth living.
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Explanation Inspirational Life Live One Liner Worth
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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Children Excuse Greedy Human Nature People
To a wise and good man the whole earth is his fatherland.
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Earth Father Man Wise
By desiring little, a poor man makes himself rich.
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Deep Desire Himself Hope Man Poor Rich

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