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.
DEMOCRITUSTis hard to fight with anger, but the prudent man keeps it under control.
More Democritus Quotes
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Soul and intellect are just the same things.
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Medicine heals diseases of the body, wisdom frees the soul from passions.
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By desiring little, a poor man makes himself rich.
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If your desires are not great, a little will seem much to you; for small appetite makes poverty equivalent to wealth.
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Tis hard to fight with anger, but the prudent man keeps it under control.
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It is better to destroy one’s own errors than those of others.
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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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To a wise and good man the whole earth is his fatherland.
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The man enslaved to wealth can never be honest.
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One should practice much sense, not much learning.
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Happiness does not reside in strength or money; it lies in rightness and many-sidedness.
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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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Tis hard to fight with anger, but the prudent man keeps it under control.
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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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Education is an ornament for the prosperous, a refuge for the unfortunate.
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