Immoderate desire is the mark of a child, not a man.
DEMOCRITUSMany much-learned men have no intelligence.
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I would rather discover one true cause than gain the kingdom of Persia.
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My enemy is not the man who wrongs me, but the man who means to wrong me.
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The man enslaved to wealth can never be honest.
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Hope of ill gain is the beginning of loss.
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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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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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Disease of the home and of the life comes about in the same way as that of the body.
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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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In a shared fish, there are no bones.
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No power and no treasure can outweigh the extension of our knowledge.
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Nothing exists except atoms and empty space; everything else is opinion.
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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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Good means not [merely] not to do wrong, but rather not to desire to do wrong.
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