The animal needing something knows how much it needs, the man does not.
DEMOCRITUSIt is better to destroy one’s own errors than those of others.
More Democritus Quotes
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Many much-learned men have no intelligence.
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The wrongdoer is more unfortunate than the man wronged.
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To a wise and good man the whole earth is his fatherland.
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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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It is greed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all.
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The wise man’s home is the universe.
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Throw moderation to the winds, and the greatest pleasures bring the greatest pains.
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Reason is often a more powerful persuader than gold.
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Soul and intellect are just the same things.
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Happiness does not reside in strength or money; it lies in rightness and many-sidedness.
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One should practice much sense, not much learning.
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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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The sweetest things become the most bitter by excess.
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Immoderate desire is the mark of a child, not a man.
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Sexual intercourse is a slight attack of apoplexy.
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