It is hard to fight desire; but to control it is the sign of a reasonable man.
DEMOCRITUSThe wrongdoer is more unfortunate than the man wronged.
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Throw moderation to the winds, and the greatest pleasures bring the greatest pains.
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Nature has buried truth deep in the bottom of the sea.
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The sweetest things become the most bitter by excess.
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Men will cease to be fools only when they cease to be men.
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In a shared fish, there are no bones.
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Happiness does not reside in strength or money; it lies in rightness and many-sidedness.
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Many much-learned men have no intelligence.
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Hope of ill gain is the beginning of loss.
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More men have become great through practice than by nature.
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Tis hard to fight with anger, but the prudent man keeps it under control.
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Men should strive to think much and know little.
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Medicine heals diseases of the body, wisdom frees the soul from passions.
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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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Good breeding in cattle depends on physical health, but in men on a well-formed character.
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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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