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Democritus Quote - Good means not [merely] not to do wrong, but rather not to desire to do wrong.

Good means not [merely] not to do wrong, but rather not to desire to do wrong.

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Fortune provides a man’s table with luxuries, virtue with only a frugal meal.
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To a wise and good man the whole earth is his fatherland.
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