Nothing exists except atoms and empty space; everything else is opinion.
DEMOCRITUSHappiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold, happiness dwells in the soul.
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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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Men will cease to be fools only when they cease to be men.
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By desiring little, a poor man makes himself rich.
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No power and no treasure can outweigh the extension of our knowledge.
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One should practice much sense, not much learning.
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Virtue isn’t not wronging others but not wishing to wrong others.
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Hope of ill gain is the beginning of loss.
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Good breeding in cattle depends on physical health, but in men on a well-formed character.
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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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Do not trust all men, but trust men of worth; the former course is silly, the latter a mark of prudence.
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It is better to destroy one’s own errors than those of others.
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Our sins are more easily remembered than our good deeds.
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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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Some men are masters of cities, but are enslaved to women.
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