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Democritus Quote - I would rather discover one true cause than gain the kingdom of Persia.

I would rather discover one true cause than gain the kingdom of Persia.

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The man who is fortunate in his choice of son-in-law gains a son; the man unfortunate in his choice loses his daughter also.
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Fortune provides a man’s table with luxuries, virtue with only a frugal meal.
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Nature has buried truth deep in the bottom of the sea.
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Medicine heals diseases of the body, wisdom frees the soul from passions.
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Happiness does not reside in strength or money; it lies in rightness and many-sidedness.
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Sexual intercourse is a slight attack of apoplexy.
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Men will cease to be fools only when they cease to be men.
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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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It is better to destroy one’s own errors than those of others.
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Everything existing in the universe is the fruit of chance and necessity.
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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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The brave man is not only he who overcomes the enemy, but he who is stronger than pleasures.
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Immoderate desire is the mark of a child, not a man.
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Throw moderation to the winds, and the greatest pleasures bring the greatest pains.
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More men have become great through practice than by nature.
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Hope of ill gain is the beginning of loss.
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Everywhere man blames nature and fate yet his fate is mostly but the echo of his character and passion, his mistakes and his weaknesses.
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One should practice much sense, not much learning.
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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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Many much-learned men have no intelligence.
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Soul and intellect are just the same things.
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Men should strive to think much and know little.
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Human Nature Knowledge Men Strive Thinking
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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If thou suffer injustice, console thyself; the true unhappiness is in doing it.
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Some men are masters of cities, but are enslaved to women.
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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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