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Democritus Quote - Raising children is an uncertain thing; success is reached only after a life of battle and worry.

Raising children is an uncertain thing; success is reached only after a life of battle and worry.

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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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No power and no treasure can outweigh the extension of our knowledge.
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It is greed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all.
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The sweetest things become the most bitter by excess.
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Men will cease to be fools only when they cease to be men.
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Immoderate desire is the mark of a child, not a man.
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