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.
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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The wise man belongs to all countries, for the home of a great soul is the whole world.
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Good means not [merely] not to do wrong, but rather not to desire to do wrong.
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More men have become great through practice than by nature.
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Men should strive to think much and know little.
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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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It is hard to fight desire; but to control it is the sign of a reasonable man.
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I would rather discover one true cause than gain the kingdom of Persia.
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Hope of ill gain is the beginning of loss.
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Sexual intercourse is a slight attack of apoplexy.
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Men will cease to be fools only when they cease to be men.
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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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Tis hard to fight with anger, but the prudent man keeps it under control.
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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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Nature has buried truth deep in the bottom of the sea.
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Medicine heals diseases of the body, wisdom frees the soul from passions.
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It is greed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all.
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Everything existing in the universe is the fruit of chance and necessity.
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Nothing exists except atoms and empty space; everything else is opinion.
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Our sins are more easily remembered than our good deeds.
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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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Tis hard to fight with anger, but the prudent man keeps it under control.
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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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Happiness does not reside in strength or money; it lies in rightness and many-sidedness.
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The person who can laugh with life has developed deep roots with confidence and faith-faith in oneself, in people and in the world, as contrasted to negative ideas with distrust and discouragement.
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Fortune provides a man’s table with luxuries, virtue with only a frugal meal.
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