Envy creates the beginning of strife.
DEMOCRITUSEverything existing in the universe is the fruit of chance and necessity.
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You can tell the man who rings true from the man who rings false, not by his deeds alone, but also by his desires.
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Some men are masters of cities, but are enslaved to women.
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Our sins are more easily remembered than our good deeds.
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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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Fortune provides a man’s table with luxuries, virtue with only a frugal meal.
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Happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold, happiness dwells in the soul.
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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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Tis hard to fight with anger, but the prudent man keeps it under control.
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It is better to destroy one’s own errors than those of others.
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Nothing exists except atoms and empty space; everything else is opinion.
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To a wise and good man the whole earth is his fatherland.
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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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Happiness does not reside in strength or money; it lies in rightness and many-sidedness.
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The wise man’s home is the universe.
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Reason is often a more powerful persuader than gold.
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