Raising children is an uncertain thing; success is reached only after a life of battle and worry.
DEMOCRITUSOne should practice much sense, not much learning.
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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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The brave man is not only he who overcomes the enemy, but he who is stronger than pleasures.
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Life unexamined, is not worth living.
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One should practice much sense, not much learning.
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Virtue isn’t not wronging others but not wishing to wrong others.
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Tis hard to fight with anger, but the prudent man keeps it under control.
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All things happen by virtue of necessity.
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Education is an ornament for the prosperous, a refuge for the unfortunate.
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Good means not [merely] not to do wrong, but rather not to desire to do wrong.
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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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My enemy is not the man who wrongs me, but the man who means to wrong me.
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I would rather discover one true cause than gain the kingdom of Persia.
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The wise man’s home is the universe.
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The wise man belongs to all countries, for the home of a great soul is the whole world.
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Reason is often a more powerful persuader than gold.
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