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Democritus Quote - The animal needing something knows how much it needs, the man does not.

The animal needing something knows how much it needs, the man does not.

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The man enslaved to wealth can never be honest.
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Poverty in a democracy is as much to be preferred to what is called prosperity under despots, as freedom is to slavery.
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In a shared fish, there are no bones.
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Hope of ill gain is the beginning of loss.
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Everything existing in the universe is the fruit of chance and necessity.
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The sweetest things become the most bitter by excess.
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It is better to destroy one’s own errors than those of others.
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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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Men will cease to be fools only when they cease to be men.
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More men have become great through practice than by nature.
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Men should strive to think much and know little.
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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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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 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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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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