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.
DEMOCRITUSTis hard to fight with anger, but the prudent man keeps it under control.
More Democritus Quotes
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The wrongdoer is more unfortunate than the man wronged.
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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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Virtue isn’t not wronging others but not wishing to wrong others.
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Poverty in a democracy is as much to be preferred to what is called prosperity under despots, as freedom is to slavery.
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Moderation multiplies pleasures, and increases pleasure.
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Fortune provides a man’s table with luxuries, virtue with only a frugal meal.
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Education is an ornament for the prosperous, a refuge for the unfortunate.
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Life unexamined, is not worth living.
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Soul and intellect are just the same things.
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More men have become great through practice than by nature.
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Sexual intercourse is a slight attack of apoplexy.
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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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I would rather discover one true cause than gain the kingdom of Persia.
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Reason is often a more powerful persuader than gold.
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One should practice much sense, not much learning.
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