Many much-learned men have no intelligence.
DEMOCRITUSGood breeding in cattle depends on physical health, but in men on a well-formed character.
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Happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold, happiness dwells in the soul.
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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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Reason is often a more powerful persuader than gold.
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The wrongdoer is more unfortunate than the man wronged.
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Soul and intellect are just the same things.
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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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Nature has buried truth deep in the bottom of the sea.
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Everything existing in the universe is the fruit of chance and necessity.
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If thou suffer injustice, console thyself; the true unhappiness is in doing it.
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Good breeding in cattle depends on physical health, but in men on a well-formed character.
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No power and no treasure can outweigh the extension of our knowledge.
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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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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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The pride of youth is in strength and beauty, the pride of old age is in discretion.
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The animal needing something knows how much it needs, the man does not.
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