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Democritus Quote - All things happen by virtue of necessity.

All things happen by virtue of necessity.

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One should practice much sense, not much learning.
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Education is an ornament for the prosperous, a refuge for the unfortunate.
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Happiness does not reside in strength or money; it lies in rightness and many-sidedness.
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Many much-learned men have no intelligence.
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The wise man’s home is the universe.
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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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The pride of youth is in strength and beauty, the pride of old age is in discretion.
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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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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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Fortune provides a man’s table with luxuries, virtue with only a frugal meal.
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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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Nature has buried truth deep in the bottom of the sea.
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It is better to destroy one’s own errors than those of others.
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Envy creates the beginning of strife.
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By desiring little, a poor man makes himself rich.
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Our sins are more easily remembered than our good deeds.
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If thou suffer injustice, console thyself; the true unhappiness is in doing it.
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To a wise and good man the whole earth is his fatherland.
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No power and no treasure can outweigh the extension of our knowledge.
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Sexual intercourse is a slight attack of apoplexy.
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Moderation multiplies pleasures, and increases pleasure.
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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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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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