Raising children is an uncertain thing; success is reached only after a life of battle and worry.
DEMOCRITUSNothing exists except atoms and empty space; everything else is opinion.
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Men will cease to be fools only when they cease to be men.
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Fortune provides a man’s table with luxuries, virtue with only a frugal meal.
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Tis hard to fight with anger, but the prudent man keeps it under control.
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The animal needing something knows how much it needs, the man does not.
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The wrongdoer is more unfortunate than the man wronged.
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Life unexamined, is not worth living.
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Reason is often a more powerful persuader than gold.
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Happiness does not reside in strength or money; it lies in rightness and many-sidedness.
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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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It is better to destroy one’s own errors than those of others.
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In a shared fish, there are no bones.
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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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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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I would rather discover one true cause than gain the kingdom of Persia.
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