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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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The wise man belongs to all countries, for the home of a great soul is the whole world.
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Country Greatness Home Man Soul Wise World
Reason is often a more powerful persuader than gold.
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Gold Powerful Reason
To a wise and good man the whole earth is his fatherland.
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Earth Father Man Wise
The wrongdoer is more unfortunate than the man wronged.
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Doer Fake Man Unfortunate Wrong
Good breeding in cattle depends on physical health, but in men on a well-formed character.
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Breed Cattle Character Health Physical
Soul and intellect are just the same things.
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Intellectual One Liner Philosophy Soul
The brave man is not only he who overcomes the enemy, but he who is stronger than pleasures.
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Brave Enemy Man Overcome Pleasure Strong
Hope of ill gain is the beginning of loss.
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Beginning Gain Hope Ill Loss One Liner
To speak but little becomes a woman; and she is best adorned who is in plain attire.
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She Speak Woman
Men will cease to be fools only when they cease to be men.
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Cease Fools Men
It is better to destroy one’s own errors than those of others.
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Deep Destroy Error Judgment
Envy creates the beginning of strife.
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Beginning Creation Envy One Liner
Good means not [merely] not to do wrong, but rather not to desire to do wrong.
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Desire Goodness Intention Wisdom Wrong
No power and no treasure can outweigh the extension of our knowledge.
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Extension Knowledge Power Treasure
Nature and education are somewhat similar. The latter transforms man, and in so doing creates a second nature.
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Creation Education Man Nature Similar Transformation
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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Choice Daughter Fortunate Man Son
All things happen by virtue of necessity.
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Necessity One Liner Science Virtue
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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Democracy Freedom Poverty Prefer Prosperity Slave
Many much-learned men have no intelligence.
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Intelligence Learning Men
Tis hard to fight with anger, but the prudent man keeps it under control.
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Anger Control Fight Hard Inspirational Man Prudent
The word is the shadow of the deed.
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Deed One Liner Shadow Words
It is hard to fight desire; but to control it is the sign of a reasonable man.
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Control Desire Fight Man Reason
Raising children is an uncertain thing; success is reached only after a life of battle and worry.
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Battle Children Raise Reach Success Uncertain Worry
Everywhere man blames nature and fate yet his fate is mostly but the echo of his character and passion, his mistakes and his weaknesses.
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Blame Character Echo Fate Man Mistake Nature Passion Weakness
Nature has buried truth deep in the bottom of the sea.
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Bottom Bury Nature Sea Snorkeling
More men have become great through practice than by nature.
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Experience Men Motivational Nature Practice Work Hard
Our sins are more easily remembered than our good deeds.
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Deed Deep Goodness Remember Sin

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