All things happen by virtue of necessity.
DEMOCRITUSOne should practice much sense, not much learning.
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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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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 man enslaved to wealth can never be honest.
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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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Reason is often a more powerful persuader than gold.
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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 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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The animal needing something knows how much it needs, the man does not.
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Soul and intellect are just the same things.
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To speak but little becomes a woman; and she is best adorned who is in plain attire.
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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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Sexual intercourse is a slight attack of apoplexy.
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To a wise and good man the whole earth is his fatherland.
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Education is an ornament for the prosperous, a refuge for the unfortunate.
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