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.
DEMOCRITUSDisease of the home and of the life comes about in the same way as that of the body.
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To a wise and good man the whole earth is his fatherland.
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By desiring little, a poor man makes himself rich.
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Nature and education are somewhat similar. The latter transforms man, and in so doing creates a second nature.
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It is greed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all.
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It is better to destroy one’s own errors than those of others.
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I would rather discover one true cause than gain the kingdom of Persia.
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To speak but little becomes a woman; and she is best adorned who is in plain attire.
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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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Fortune provides a man’s table with luxuries, virtue with only a frugal meal.
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Reason is often a more powerful persuader than gold.
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Sexual intercourse is a slight attack of apoplexy.
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Virtue isn’t not wronging others but not wishing to wrong others.
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All things happen by virtue of necessity.
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In a shared fish, there are no bones.
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Hope of ill gain is the beginning of loss.
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