It is greed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all.
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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No power and no treasure can outweigh the extension of our knowledge.
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Good breeding in cattle depends on physical health, but in men on a well-formed character.
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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 wise man’s home is the universe.
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Our sins are more easily remembered than our good deeds.
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Tis hard to fight with anger, but the prudent man keeps it under control.
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Poverty in a democracy is as much to be preferred to what is called prosperity under despots, as freedom is to slavery.
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It is better to destroy one’s own errors than those of others.
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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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In a shared fish, there are no bones.
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I would rather discover one true cause than gain the kingdom of Persia.
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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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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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Reason is often a more powerful persuader than gold.
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