The wrongdoer is more unfortunate than the man wronged.


Democritus

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It is greed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all.
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Now as of old the gods give men all good things, excepting only those that are baneful and injurious...
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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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It is better to correct your own faults than those of another.
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Good means not merely not to do wrong, but rather not to desire to do wrong.
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Throw moderation to the winds, and the greatest pleasures bring the greatest pains.
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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 h...
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Men have made an idol of luck as an excuse for their own thoughtlessness.
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There are many who know many things, yet are lacking in wisdom.
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Hope of ill gain is the beginning of loss.
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If thou suffer injustice, console thyself; the true unhappiness is in doing it.
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Everything existing in the universe is the fruit of chance and necessity.
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Nothing exists except atoms and empty space; everything else is opinion.
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[I would] rather discover one cause than gain the kingdom of Persia.
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Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm.
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Word is a shadow of a deed.
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Tis hard to fight with anger, but the prudent man keeps it under control.
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I would rather discover one scientific fact than become King of Persia.
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By desiring little, a poor man makes himself rich.
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It is godlike ever to think on something beautiful and on something new.
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It is better to destroy one's own errors than those of others.
DEMOCRITUS
Everything existing in the universe is the fruit of chance and necessity
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Happiness does not reside in strength or money; it lies in rightness and many-sidedness
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If thou suffer injustice, console thyself; the true unhappiness is in doing it
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No power and no treasure can outweigh the extension of our knowledge.
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It is godlike ever to think on something beautiful and on something new
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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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Nothing exists except atoms and empty space; everything else is opinion
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Hope of ill gain is the beginning of loss
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I would rather discover one true cause than gain the kingdom of Persia
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Many much-learned men have no intelligence.
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I would rather discover one true cause than gain the kingdom of Persia.
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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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Men should strive to think much and know little.
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It is greed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all.
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