Good means not [merely] not to do wrong, but rather not to desire to do wrong.
DEMOCRITUSAll things happen by virtue of necessity.
More Democritus Quotes
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Envy creates the beginning of strife.
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Men should strive to think much and know little.
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If thou suffer injustice, console thyself; the true unhappiness is in doing it.
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Nature and education are somewhat similar. The latter transforms man, and in so doing creates a second nature.
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The animal needing something knows how much it needs, the man does not.
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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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By desiring little, a poor man makes himself rich.
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The wrongdoer is more unfortunate than the man wronged.
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More men have become great through practice than by nature.
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The word is the shadow of the deed.
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To a wise and good man the whole earth is his fatherland.
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Immoderate desire is the mark of a child, not a man.
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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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In a shared fish, there are no bones.
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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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