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Democritus Quote - The wise man’s home is the universe.

The wise man’s home is the universe.

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No power and no treasure can outweigh the extension of our knowledge.
DEMOCRITUS

Extension Knowledge Power Treasure
It is hard to fight desire; but to control it is the sign of a reasonable man.
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Control Desire Fight Man Reason
Tis hard to fight with anger, but the prudent man keeps it under control.
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Anger Control Fight Hard Inspirational Man Prudent
The brave man is not only he who overcomes the enemy, but he who is stronger than pleasures.
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Brave Enemy Man Overcome Pleasure Strong
More men have become great through practice than by nature.
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Experience Men Motivational Nature Practice Work Hard
Immoderate desire is the mark of a child, not a man.
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Children Desire Man Moderation
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
Sexual intercourse is a slight attack of apoplexy.
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Attack Course Sex
The wrongdoer is more unfortunate than the man wronged.
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Doer Fake Man Unfortunate Wrong
Men should strive to think much and know little.
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Human Nature Knowledge Men Strive Thinking
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
The man enslaved to wealth can never be honest.
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Honesty Man Slave Wealth
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
The sweetest things become the most bitter by excess.
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Bitter Excess Life Relationship Sweet
To speak but little becomes a woman; and she is best adorned who is in plain attire.
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She Speak Woman
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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Men Prudent Trust Worth
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
Nature has buried truth deep in the bottom of the sea.
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Bottom Bury Nature Sea Snorkeling
It is greed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all.
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Greedy Human Nature Listen Talk Want
The animal needing something knows how much it needs, the man does not.
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Animal Man Need Philosophy
By desiring little, a poor man makes himself rich.
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Deep Desire Himself Hope Man Poor Rich
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
It is better to destroy one’s own errors than those of others.
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Deep Destroy Error Judgment
If thou suffer injustice, console thyself; the true unhappiness is in doing it.
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Console Injustice Suffering Unhappy
Soul and intellect are just the same things.
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Intellectual One Liner Philosophy Soul
Fortune provides a man’s table with luxuries, virtue with only a frugal meal.
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Fortune Luxury Man Meal Virtue
Education is an ornament for the prosperous, a refuge for the unfortunate.
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Education Ornament Prosperity Refuge Unfortunate

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