Good means not [merely] not to do wrong, but rather not to desire to do wrong.
DEMOCRITUSTis hard to fight with anger, but the prudent man keeps it under control.
More Democritus Quotes
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Men will cease to be fools only when they cease to be men.
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Some men are masters of cities, but are enslaved to women.
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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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Envy creates the beginning of strife.
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Virtue isn’t not wronging others but not wishing to wrong others.
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Moderation multiplies pleasures, and increases pleasure.
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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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All things happen by virtue of necessity.
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Medicine heals diseases of the body, wisdom frees the soul from passions.
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Nature has buried truth deep in the bottom of the sea.
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It is better to destroy one’s own errors than those of others.
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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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Immoderate desire is the mark of a child, not a man.
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The brave man is not only he who overcomes the enemy, but he who is stronger than pleasures.
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One should practice much sense, not much learning.
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