Happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold, happiness dwells in the soul.
DEMOCRITUSIf thou suffer injustice, console thyself; the true unhappiness is in doing it.
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Envy creates the beginning of strife.
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Tis hard to fight with anger, but the prudent man keeps it under control.
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The wise man belongs to all countries, for the home of a great soul is the whole world.
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Good means not [merely] not to do wrong, but rather not to desire to do wrong.
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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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Nothing exists except atoms and empty space; everything else is opinion.
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Immoderate desire is the mark of a child, not a man.
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Reason is often a more powerful persuader than gold.
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Hope of ill gain is the beginning of loss.
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Education is an ornament for the prosperous, a refuge for the unfortunate.
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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 animal needing something knows how much it needs, the man does not.
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Good breeding in cattle depends on physical health, but in men on a well-formed character.
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One should practice much sense, not much learning.
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Some men are masters of cities, but are enslaved to women.
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