Moderation multiplies pleasures, and increases pleasure.
DEMOCRITUSEverything existing in the universe is the fruit of chance and necessity.
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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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The wise man’s home is the universe.
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Tis hard to fight with anger, but the prudent man keeps it under control.
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I would rather discover one true cause than gain the kingdom of Persia.
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Life unexamined, is not worth living.
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The sweetest things become the most bitter by excess.
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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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Medicine heals diseases of the body, wisdom frees the soul from passions.
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Raising children is an uncertain thing; success is reached only after a life of battle and worry.
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All things happen by virtue of necessity.
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Tis hard to fight with anger, but the prudent man keeps it under control.
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Happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold, happiness dwells in the soul.
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To a wise and good man the whole earth is his fatherland.
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Many much-learned men have no intelligence.
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It is better to destroy one’s own errors than those of others.
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