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Democritus Quote - More men have become great through practice than by nature.

More men have become great through practice than by nature.

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Fortune provides a man’s table with luxuries, virtue with only a frugal meal.
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Everything existing in the universe is the fruit of chance and necessity.
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If thou suffer injustice, console thyself; the true unhappiness is in doing it.
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One should practice much sense, not much learning.
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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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It is better to destroy one’s own errors than those of others.
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Reason is often a more powerful persuader than gold.
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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 animal needing something knows how much it needs, the man does not.
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Some men are masters of cities, but are enslaved to women.
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Nothing exists except atoms and empty space; everything else is opinion.
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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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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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I would rather discover one true cause than gain the kingdom of Persia.
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More men have become great through practice than by nature.
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All things happen by virtue of necessity.
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