It is hard to fight desire; but to control it is the sign of a reasonable man.
DEMOCRITUSIt is better to destroy one’s own errors than those of others.
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Virtue isn’t not wronging others but not wishing to wrong others.
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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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Reason is often a more powerful persuader than gold.
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The wrongdoer is more unfortunate than the man wronged.
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Throw moderation to the winds, and the greatest pleasures bring the greatest pains.
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Good means not [merely] not to do wrong, but rather not to desire to do wrong.
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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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Moderation multiplies pleasures, and increases pleasure.
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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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To speak but little becomes a woman; and she is best adorned who is in plain attire.
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It is greed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all.
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Tis hard to fight with anger, but the prudent man keeps it under control.
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The animal needing something knows how much it needs, the man does not.
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No power and no treasure can outweigh the extension of our knowledge.
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By desiring little, a poor man makes himself rich.
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