It is hard to fight desire; but to control it is the sign of a reasonable man.
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 wise man’s home is the universe.
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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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Nature has buried truth deep in the bottom of the sea.
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The sweetest things become the most bitter by excess.
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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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Disease of the home and of the life comes about in the same way as that of the body.
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Some men are masters of cities, but are enslaved to women.
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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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Moderation multiplies pleasures, and increases pleasure.
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No power and no treasure can outweigh the extension of our knowledge.
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Envy creates the beginning of strife.
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The brave man is not only he who overcomes the enemy, but he who is stronger than pleasures.
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The wrongdoer is more unfortunate than the man wronged.
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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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Throw moderation to the winds, and the greatest pleasures bring the greatest pains.
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