Education is an ornament for the prosperous, a refuge for the unfortunate.
DEMOCRITUSBy desiring little, a poor man makes himself rich.
More Democritus Quotes
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Nature has buried truth deep in the bottom of the sea.
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Envy creates the beginning of strife.
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You can tell the man who rings true from the man who rings false, not by his deeds alone, but also by his desires.
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Tis hard to fight with anger, but the prudent man keeps it under control.
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Life unexamined, is not worth living.
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Good breeding in cattle depends on physical health, but in men on a well-formed character.
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Raising children is an uncertain thing; success is reached only after a life of battle and worry.
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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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Soul and intellect are just the same things.
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Some men are masters of cities, but are enslaved to women.
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More men have become great through practice than by nature.
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Our sins are more easily remembered than our good deeds.
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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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Nature and education are somewhat similar. The latter transforms man, and in so doing creates a second nature.
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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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