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Democritus Quote - Poverty in a democracy is as much to be preferred to what is called prosperity under despots, as freedom is to slavery.

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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Education is an ornament for the prosperous, a refuge for the unfortunate.
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Education Ornament Prosperity Refuge Unfortunate
It is greed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all.
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More men have become great through practice than by nature.
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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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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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Children Excuse Greedy Human Nature People
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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Desire Equivalent Inspirational Poverty Wealth
Nature and education are somewhat similar. The latter transforms man, and in so doing creates a second nature.
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Creation Education Man Nature Similar Transformation
It is hard to fight desire; but to control it is the sign of a reasonable man.
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If thou suffer injustice, console thyself; the true unhappiness is in doing it.
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Hope of ill gain is the beginning of loss.
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Beginning Gain Hope Ill Loss One Liner
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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Men Prudent Trust Worth
By desiring little, a poor man makes himself rich.
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Deep Desire Himself Hope Man Poor Rich
No power and no treasure can outweigh the extension of our knowledge.
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Extension Knowledge Power Treasure
Envy creates the beginning of strife.
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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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The animal needing something knows how much it needs, the man does not.
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