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Democritus Quote - One should practice much sense, not much learning.

One should practice much sense, not much learning.

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Our sins are more easily remembered than our good deeds.
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Deed Deep Goodness Remember Sin
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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Choice Daughter Fortunate Man Son
Nature has buried truth deep in the bottom of the sea.
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Bottom Bury Nature Sea Snorkeling
In a shared fish, there are no bones.
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Bone Fish One Liner Partnership Share Team Work
Good breeding in cattle depends on physical health, but in men on a well-formed character.
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Breed Cattle Character Health Physical
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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Alone Deed Desire False Man True
Education is an ornament for the prosperous, a refuge for the unfortunate.
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Education Ornament Prosperity Refuge Unfortunate
Reason is often a more powerful persuader than gold.
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Gold Powerful Reason
Soul and intellect are just the same things.
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Intellectual One Liner Philosophy Soul
The animal needing something knows how much it needs, the man does not.
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Animal Man Need Philosophy
Throw moderation to the winds, and the greatest pleasures bring the greatest pains.
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Moderation Pain Pleasure Throw Wind
Good means not [merely] not to do wrong, but rather not to desire to do wrong.
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Desire Goodness Intention Wisdom Wrong
Fortune provides a man’s table with luxuries, virtue with only a frugal meal.
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Fortune Luxury Man Meal Virtue
If thou suffer injustice, console thyself; the true unhappiness is in doing it.
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Console Injustice Suffering Unhappy
The word is the shadow of the deed.
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Deed One Liner Shadow Words
All things happen by virtue of necessity.
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Necessity One Liner Science Virtue
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
Happiness does not reside in strength or money; it lies in rightness and many-sidedness.
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Happiness Money Strength
The wise man belongs to all countries, for the home of a great soul is the whole world.
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Country Greatness Home Man Soul Wise World
By desiring little, a poor man makes himself rich.
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Deep Desire Himself Hope Man Poor Rich
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
One should practice much sense, not much learning.
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Learning Practice Sense
Envy creates the beginning of strife.
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Beginning Creation Envy One Liner
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
Sexual intercourse is a slight attack of apoplexy.
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Attack Course Sex
Men should strive to think much and know little.
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Human Nature Knowledge Men Strive Thinking
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

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