Our sins are more easily remembered than our good deeds.
DEMOCRITUSSome men are masters of cities, but are enslaved to women.
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Everything existing in the universe is the fruit of chance and necessity.
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Many much-learned men have no intelligence.
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Nature has buried truth deep in the bottom of the sea.
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Immoderate desire is the mark of a child, not a man.
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In a shared fish, there are no bones.
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I would rather discover one true cause than gain the kingdom of Persia.
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Reason is often a more powerful persuader than gold.
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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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It is hard to fight desire; but to control it is the sign of a reasonable man.
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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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Medicine heals diseases of the body, wisdom frees the soul from passions.
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Good breeding in cattle depends on physical health, but in men on a well-formed character.
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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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The brave man is not only he who overcomes the enemy, but he who is stronger than pleasures.
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Some men are masters of cities, but are enslaved to women.
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