Tis hard to fight with anger, but the prudent man keeps it under control.
DEMOCRITUSSoul and intellect are just the same things.
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Sexual intercourse is a slight attack of apoplexy.
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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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I would rather discover one true cause than gain the kingdom of Persia.
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Throw moderation to the winds, and the greatest pleasures bring the greatest pains.
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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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Tis hard to fight with anger, but the prudent man keeps it under control.
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My enemy is not the man who wrongs me, but the man who means to wrong me.
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The sweetest things become the most bitter by excess.
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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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Fortune provides a man’s table with luxuries, virtue with only a frugal meal.
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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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Men will cease to be fools only when they cease to be men.
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Everything existing in the universe is the fruit of chance and necessity.
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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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Medicine heals diseases of the body, wisdom frees the soul from passions.
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