Tis hard to fight with anger, but the prudent man keeps it under control.
DEMOCRITUSThe 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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Moderation multiplies pleasures, and increases pleasure.
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Nothing exists except atoms and empty space; everything else is opinion.
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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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The animal needing something knows how much it needs, the man does not.
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The sweetest things become the most bitter by excess.
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Men should strive to think much and know little.
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One should practice much sense, not much learning.
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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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Reason is often a more powerful persuader than gold.
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Soul and intellect are just the same things.
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Our sins are more easily remembered than our good deeds.
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Good breeding in cattle depends on physical health, but in men on a well-formed character.
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In a shared fish, there are no bones.
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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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Envy creates the beginning of strife.
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