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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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Moderation multiplies pleasures, and increases pleasure.
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Happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold, happiness dwells in the soul.
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To a wise and good man the whole earth is his fatherland.
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It is better to destroy one’s own errors than those of others.
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If thou suffer injustice, console thyself; the true unhappiness is in doing it.
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Tis hard to fight with anger, but the prudent man keeps it under control.
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Many much-learned men have no intelligence.
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Medicine heals diseases of the body, wisdom frees the soul from passions.
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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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Immoderate desire is the mark of a child, not a man.
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Fortune provides a man’s table with luxuries, virtue with only a frugal meal.
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Good means not [merely] not to do wrong, but rather not to desire to do wrong.
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The wise man’s home is the universe.
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Nothing exists except atoms and empty space; everything else is opinion.
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Some men are masters of cities, but are enslaved to women.
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Tis hard to fight with anger, but the prudent man keeps it under control.
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