Good means not [merely] not to do wrong, but rather not to desire to do wrong.
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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Immoderate desire is the mark of a child, not a man.
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One should practice much sense, not much learning.
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In a shared fish, there are no bones.
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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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Nature and education are somewhat similar. The latter transforms man, and in so doing creates a second nature.
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Hope of ill gain is the beginning of loss.
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Nothing exists except atoms and empty space; everything else is opinion.
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The wrongdoer is more unfortunate than the man wronged.
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The wise man’s home is the universe.
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Tis hard to fight with anger, but the prudent man keeps it under control.
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Men will cease to be fools only when they cease to be men.
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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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Disease of the home and of the life comes about in the same way as that of the body.
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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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