Nature and education are somewhat similar. The latter transforms man, and in so doing creates a second nature.
DEMOCRITUSRaising children is an uncertain thing; success is reached only after a life of battle and worry.
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Hope of ill gain is the beginning of loss.
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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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All things happen by virtue of necessity.
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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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The word is the shadow of the deed.
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The sweetest things become the most bitter by excess.
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Moderation multiplies pleasures, and increases pleasure.
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Men will cease to be fools only when they cease to be men.
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It is better to destroy one’s own errors than those of others.
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Men should strive to think much and know little.
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Tis hard to fight with anger, but the prudent man keeps it under control.
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Reason is often a more powerful persuader than gold.
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Good breeding in cattle depends on physical health, but in men on a well-formed character.
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Envy creates the beginning of strife.
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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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