By desiring little, a poor man makes himself rich.
DEMOCRITUSBy desiring little, a poor man makes himself rich.
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All things happen by virtue of necessity.
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Fortune provides a man’s table with luxuries, virtue with only a frugal meal.
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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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It is better to destroy one’s own errors than those of others.
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Everything existing in the universe is the fruit of chance and necessity.
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Our sins are more easily remembered than our good deeds.
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Tis hard to fight with anger, but the prudent man keeps it under control.
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Good means not [merely] not to do wrong, but rather not to desire to do wrong.
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I would rather discover one true cause than gain the kingdom of Persia.
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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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Sexual intercourse is a slight attack of apoplexy.
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Men should strive to think much and know little.
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The man enslaved to wealth can never be honest.
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Soul and intellect are just the same things.
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The man who is fortunate in his choice of son-in-law gains a son; the man unfortunate in his choice loses his daughter also.
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