I would rather discover one true cause than gain the kingdom of Persia.
DEMOCRITUSNothing exists except atoms and empty space; everything else is opinion.
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Many much-learned men have no intelligence.
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Nature has buried truth deep in the bottom of the sea.
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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 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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Our sins are more easily remembered than our good deeds.
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Fortune provides a man’s table with luxuries, virtue with only a frugal meal.
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Happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold, happiness dwells in the soul.
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Moderation multiplies pleasures, and increases pleasure.
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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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Tis hard to fight with anger, but the prudent man keeps it under control.
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In a shared fish, there are no bones.
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To a wise and good man the whole earth is his fatherland.
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If thou suffer injustice, console thyself; the true unhappiness is in doing it.
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By desiring little, a poor man makes himself rich.
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Some men are masters of cities, but are enslaved to women.
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