Immoderate desire is the mark of a child, not a man.
DEMOCRITUSThe animal needing something knows how much it needs, the man does not.
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Soul and intellect are just the same things.
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The wise man’s home is the universe.
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Everything existing in the universe is the fruit of chance and necessity.
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Tis hard to fight with anger, but the prudent man keeps it under control.
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My enemy is not the man who wrongs me, but the man who means to wrong me.
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Good breeding in cattle depends on physical health, but in men on a well-formed character.
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The pride of youth is in strength and beauty, the pride of old age is in discretion.
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More men have become great through practice than by nature.
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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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The wise man belongs to all countries, for the home of a great soul is the whole world.
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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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Throw moderation to the winds, and the greatest pleasures bring the greatest pains.
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The person who can laugh with life has developed deep roots with confidence and faith-faith in oneself, in people and in the world, as contrasted to negative ideas with distrust and discouragement.
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Education is an ornament for the prosperous, a refuge for the unfortunate.
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Nature has buried truth deep in the bottom of the sea.
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