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Democritus Quote - Good breeding in cattle depends on physical health, but in men on a well-formed character.

Good breeding in cattle depends on physical health, but in men on a well-formed character.

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Nature and education are somewhat similar. The latter transforms man, and in so doing creates a second nature.
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Creation Education Man Nature Similar Transformation
I would rather discover one true cause than gain the kingdom of Persia.
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Cause Discover Gain Kingdom True
The wise man’s home is the universe.
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Home Man One Liner Universe Wise
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
Happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold, happiness dwells in the soul.
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Dwell Gold Happiness Possession Soul
Men will cease to be fools only when they cease to be men.
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Cease Fools Men
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
Virtue isn’t not wronging others but not wishing to wrong others.
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Expectation Virtue Wrong
One should practice much sense, not much learning.
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Learning Practice Sense
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 wrongdoer is more unfortunate than the man wronged.
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Doer Fake Man Unfortunate Wrong
Life unexamined, is not worth living.
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Explanation Inspirational Life Live One Liner Worth
Many much-learned men have no intelligence.
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Intelligence Learning Men
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
Soul and intellect are just the same things.
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Intellectual One Liner Philosophy Soul
Nothing exists except atoms and empty space; everything else is opinion.
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Atom Empty Existence Opinion Philosophy Space
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
Fortune provides a man’s table with luxuries, virtue with only a frugal meal.
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Fortune Luxury Man Meal Virtue
All things happen by virtue of necessity.
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Necessity One Liner Science Virtue
The sweetest things become the most bitter by excess.
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Bitter Excess Life Relationship Sweet
Everything existing in the universe is the fruit of chance and necessity.
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Chance Existence Fruit Necessity Science Universe
Happiness does not reside in strength or money; it lies in rightness and many-sidedness.
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Happiness Money Strength
Immoderate desire is the mark of a child, not a man.
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Children Desire Man Moderation
It is better to destroy one’s own errors than those of others.
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Deep Destroy Error Judgment
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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Confidence Development Discourage Faith Laugh Negative Oneself People Person Root

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