It is hard to fight desire; but to control it is the sign of a reasonable man.
DEMOCRITUSThe animal needing something knows how much it needs, the man does not.
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Some men are masters of cities, but are enslaved to women.
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Reason is often a more powerful persuader than gold.
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It is better to destroy one’s own errors than those of others.
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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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Hope of ill gain is the beginning of loss.
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By desiring little, a poor man makes himself rich.
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One should practice much sense, not much learning.
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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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Good means not [merely] not to do wrong, but rather not to desire to do wrong.
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Good breeding in cattle depends on physical health, but in men on a well-formed character.
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Tis hard to fight with anger, but the prudent man keeps it under control.
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Many much-learned men have no intelligence.
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The wrongdoer is more unfortunate than the man wronged.
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Envy creates the beginning of strife.
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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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