The wise man belongs to all countries, for the home of a great soul is the whole world.
DEMOCRITUSThe 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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The sweetest things become the most bitter by excess.
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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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More men have become great through practice than by nature.
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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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The wrongdoer is more unfortunate than the man wronged.
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It is greed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all.
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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.
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Soul and intellect are just the same things.
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The man enslaved to wealth can never be honest.
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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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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.
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Men should strive to think much and know little.
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It is better to destroy one’s own errors than those of others.
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It is hard to fight desire; but to control it is the sign of a reasonable man.
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