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Democritus Quote - By desiring little, a poor man makes himself rich.

By desiring little, a poor man makes himself rich.

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By desiring little, a poor man makes himself rich.
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Good means not [merely] not to do wrong, but rather not to desire to do wrong.
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Envy creates the beginning of strife.
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Poverty in a democracy is as much to be preferred to what is called prosperity under despots, as freedom is to slavery.
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Happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold, happiness dwells in the soul.
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Sexual intercourse is a slight attack of apoplexy.
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The animal needing something knows how much it needs, the man does not.
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The pride of youth is in strength and beauty, the pride of old age is in discretion.
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Life unexamined, is not worth living.
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Our sins are more easily remembered than our good deeds.
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Men will cease to be fools only when they cease to be men.
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Happiness does not reside in strength or money; it lies in rightness and many-sidedness.
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Throw moderation to the winds, and the greatest pleasures bring the greatest pains.
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Hope of ill gain is the beginning of loss.
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Fortune provides a man’s table with luxuries, virtue with only a frugal meal.
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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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