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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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The brave man is not only he who overcomes the enemy, but he who is stronger than pleasures.
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Brave Enemy Man Overcome Pleasure Strong
The word is the shadow of the deed.
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Deed One Liner Shadow Words
Education is an ornament for the prosperous, a refuge for the unfortunate.
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Education Ornament Prosperity Refuge Unfortunate
Moderation multiplies pleasures, and increases pleasure.
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Moderation Pleasure
Sexual intercourse is a slight attack of apoplexy.
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Attack Course Sex
Nature and education are somewhat similar. The latter transforms man, and in so doing creates a second nature.
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Creation Education Man Nature Similar Transformation
Men will cease to be fools only when they cease to be men.
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Cease Fools Men
If thou suffer injustice, console thyself; the true unhappiness is in doing it.
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Console Injustice Suffering Unhappy
Everything existing in the universe is the fruit of chance and necessity.
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Chance Existence Fruit Necessity Science Universe
By desiring little, a poor man makes himself rich.
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Deep Desire Himself Hope Man Poor Rich
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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Democracy Freedom Poverty Prefer Prosperity Slave
The pride of youth is in strength and beauty, the pride of old age is in discretion.
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Age Beauty Pride Strength Youth
In a shared fish, there are no bones.
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Bone Fish One Liner Partnership Share Team Work
Tis hard to fight with anger, but the prudent man keeps it under control.
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Anger Control Fight Hard Inspirational Man Prudent
Nature has buried truth deep in the bottom of the sea.
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Bottom Bury Nature Sea Snorkeling
You can tell the man who rings true from the man who rings false, not by his deeds alone, but also by his desires.
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Alone Deed Desire False Man True
Raising children is an uncertain thing; success is reached only after a life of battle and worry.
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Battle Children Raise Reach Success Uncertain Worry
I would rather discover one true cause than gain the kingdom of Persia.
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Cause Discover Gain Kingdom True
The wise man’s home is the universe.
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Home Man One Liner Universe Wise
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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Confidence Development Discourage Faith Laugh Negative Oneself People Person Root
Disease of the home and of the life comes about in the same way as that of the body.
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Body Disease Home Life
Soul and intellect are just the same things.
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Intellectual One Liner Philosophy Soul
The wrongdoer is more unfortunate than the man wronged.
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Doer Fake Man Unfortunate Wrong
The sweetest things become the most bitter by excess.
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Bitter Excess Life Relationship Sweet
It is hard to fight desire; but to control it is the sign of a reasonable man.
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Control Desire Fight Man Reason
The animal needing something knows how much it needs, the man does not.
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Animal Man Need Philosophy
Immoderate desire is the mark of a child, not a man.
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Children Desire Man Moderation

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