Poverty in a democracy is as much to be preferred to what is called prosperity under despots, as freedom is to slavery.
DEMOCRITUSEverything existing in the universe is the fruit of chance and necessity.
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It is better to destroy one’s own errors than those of others.
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More men have become great through practice than by nature.
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I would rather discover one true cause than gain the kingdom of Persia.
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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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People sometimes rationalize their greed by saying that it is all for the good of their children but this is nothing but an excuse they use to make their despicable actions appear respectable and praiseworthy.
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It is greed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all.
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Men will cease to be fools only when they cease to be men.
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The wrongdoer is more unfortunate than the man wronged.
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Do not trust all men, but trust men of worth; the former course is silly, the latter a mark of prudence.
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It is hard to fight desire; but to control it is the sign of a reasonable man.
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Fortune provides a man’s table with luxuries, virtue with only a frugal meal.
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Men should strive to think much and know little.
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Nothing exists except atoms and empty space; everything else is opinion.
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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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In a shared fish, there are no bones.
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