Good breeding in cattle depends on physical health, but in men on a well-formed character.
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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Fortune provides a man’s table with luxuries, virtue with only a frugal meal.
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Medicine heals diseases of the body, wisdom frees the soul from passions.
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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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Nothing exists except atoms and empty space; everything else is opinion.
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The sweetest things become the most bitter by excess.
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Moderation multiplies pleasures, and increases pleasure.
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Happiness does not reside in strength or money; it lies in rightness and many-sidedness.
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It is better to destroy one’s own errors than those of others.
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The wise man’s home is the universe.
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Nature and education are somewhat similar. The latter transforms man, and in so doing creates a second nature.
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The animal needing something knows how much it needs, the man does not.
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Tis hard to fight with anger, but the prudent man keeps it under control.
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More men have become great through practice than by nature.
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One should practice much sense, not much learning.
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Envy creates the beginning of strife.
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