The wise man’s home is the universe.
DEMOCRITUSEverywhere 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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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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To a wise and good man the whole earth is his fatherland.
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Immoderate desire is the mark of a child, not a man.
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The animal needing something knows how much it needs, the man does not.
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By desiring little, a poor man makes himself rich.
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Hope of ill gain is the beginning of loss.
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Life unexamined, is not worth living.
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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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Do not trust all men, but trust men of worth; the former course is silly, the latter a mark of prudence.
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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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It is hard to fight desire; but to control it is the sign of a reasonable man.
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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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If your desires are not great, a little will seem much to you; for small appetite makes poverty equivalent to wealth.
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Sexual intercourse is a slight attack of apoplexy.
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