Everything existing in the universe is the fruit of chance and necessity.
DEMOCRITUSPoverty 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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Sexual intercourse is a slight attack of apoplexy.
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I would rather discover one true cause than gain the kingdom of Persia.
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Medicine heals diseases of the body, wisdom frees the soul from passions.
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Life unexamined, is not worth living.
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In a shared fish, there are no bones.
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Disease of the home and of the life comes about in the same way as that of the body.
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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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Raising children is an uncertain thing; success is reached only after a life of battle and worry.
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Throw moderation to the winds, and the greatest pleasures bring the greatest pains.
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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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The pride of youth is in strength and beauty, the pride of old age is in discretion.
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It is better to destroy one’s own errors than those of others.
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Our sins are more easily remembered than our good deeds.
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Education is an ornament for the prosperous, a refuge for the unfortunate.
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Envy creates the beginning of strife.
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