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Democritus Quote - Men should strive to think much and know little.

Men should strive to think much and know little.

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Moderation multiplies pleasures, and increases pleasure.
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Moderation Pleasure
Life unexamined, is not worth living.
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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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Brave Enemy Man Overcome Pleasure Strong
Raising children is an uncertain thing; success is reached only after a life of battle and worry.
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Battle Children Raise Reach Success Uncertain Worry
Good means not [merely] not to do wrong, but rather not to desire to do wrong.
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Desire Goodness Intention Wisdom Wrong
Many much-learned men have no intelligence.
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Intelligence Learning Men
Reason is often a more powerful persuader than gold.
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Gold Powerful Reason
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
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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Nothing exists except atoms and empty space; everything else is opinion.
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Atom Empty Existence Opinion Philosophy Space
Some men are masters of cities, but are enslaved to women.
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City Master Men Slave Women
To speak but little becomes a woman; and she is best adorned who is in plain attire.
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She Speak Woman
The word is the shadow of the deed.
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Deed One Liner Shadow Words
One should practice much sense, not much learning.
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Learning Practice Sense
Disease of the home and of the life comes about in the same way as that of the body.
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Body Disease Home Life
Sexual intercourse is a slight attack of apoplexy.
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