It is better to destroy one’s own errors than those of others.
DEMOCRITUSEducation is an ornament for the prosperous, a refuge for the unfortunate.
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All things happen by virtue of necessity.
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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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Throw moderation to the winds, and the greatest pleasures bring the greatest pains.
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In a shared fish, there are no bones.
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Fortune provides a man’s table with luxuries, virtue with only a frugal meal.
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Good means not [merely] not to do wrong, but rather not to desire to do wrong.
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Life unexamined, is not worth living.
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Many much-learned men have no intelligence.
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Men will cease to be fools only when they cease to be men.
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To speak but little becomes a woman; and she is best adorned who is in plain attire.
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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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Some men are masters of cities, but are enslaved to women.
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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 word is the shadow of the deed.
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The animal needing something knows how much it needs, the man does not.
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