The man enslaved to wealth can never be honest.
DEMOCRITUSGood breeding in cattle depends on physical health, but in men on a well-formed character.
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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 wise man’s home is the universe.
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Men should strive to think much and know little.
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I would rather discover one true cause than gain the kingdom of Persia.
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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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Envy creates the beginning of strife.
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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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Some men are masters of cities, but are enslaved to women.
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The sweetest things become the most bitter by excess.
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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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The wrongdoer is more unfortunate than the man wronged.
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Nothing exists except atoms and empty space; everything else is opinion.
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More men have become great through practice than by nature.
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Our sins are more easily remembered than our good deeds.
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Medicine heals diseases of the body, wisdom frees the soul from passions.
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