Men will cease to be fools only when they cease to be men.
DEMOCRITUSEnvy creates the beginning of strife.
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If thou suffer injustice, console thyself; the true unhappiness is in doing it.
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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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Disease of the home and of the life comes about in the same way as that of the body.
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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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Life unexamined, is not worth living.
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Reason is often a more powerful persuader than gold.
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Good means not [merely] not to do wrong, but rather not to desire to do wrong.
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Tis hard to fight with anger, but the prudent man keeps it under control.
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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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Sexual intercourse is a slight attack of apoplexy.
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It is better to destroy one’s own errors than those of others.
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Good breeding in cattle depends on physical health, but in men on a well-formed character.
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Happiness does not reside in strength or money; it lies in rightness and many-sidedness.
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Nothing exists except atoms and empty space; everything else is opinion.
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It is greed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all.
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