Good means not [merely] not to do wrong, but rather not to desire to do wrong.
DEMOCRITUSIf thou suffer injustice, console thyself; the true unhappiness is in doing it.
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Happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold, happiness dwells in the soul.
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One should practice much sense, not much learning.
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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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Good breeding in cattle depends on physical health, but in men on a well-formed character.
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Medicine heals diseases of the body, wisdom frees the soul from passions.
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No power and no treasure can outweigh the extension of our knowledge.
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The wise man’s home is the universe.
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Life unexamined, is not worth living.
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By desiring little, a poor man makes himself rich.
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Men will cease to be fools only when they cease to be men.
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The wrongdoer is more unfortunate than the man wronged.
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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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To a wise and good man the whole earth is his fatherland.
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Tis hard to fight with anger, but the prudent man keeps it under control.
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If thou suffer injustice, console thyself; the true unhappiness is in doing it.
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