Men should strive to think much and know little.
DEMOCRITUSI would rather discover one true cause than gain the kingdom of Persia.
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Immoderate desire is the mark of a child, not a man.
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Raising children is an uncertain thing; success is reached only after a life of battle and worry.
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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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Our sins are more easily remembered than our good deeds.
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Happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold, happiness dwells in the soul.
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Happiness does not reside in strength or money; it lies in rightness and many-sidedness.
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It is better to destroy one’s own errors than those of others.
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Nothing exists except atoms and empty space; everything else is opinion.
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The wise man’s home is the universe.
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Nature has buried truth deep in the bottom of the sea.
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Many much-learned men have no intelligence.
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The man enslaved to wealth can never be honest.
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Throw moderation to the winds, and the greatest pleasures bring the greatest pains.
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I would rather discover one true cause than gain the kingdom of Persia.
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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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