Democritus - Man Quotes

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It is hard to fight desire; but to control it is the sign of a reasonable man.

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To a wise man, the whole earth is open; for the native land of a good soul is the whole earth.

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The laws would not prevent each man from living according to his inclination, unless individuals harmed each other; for envy creates the beginning of strife.

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The animal needing something knows how much it needs, the man does not.

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Coition is a slight attack of apoplexy. For man gushes forth from man, and is separated by being torn apart with a kind of blow.

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The brave man is not only he who overcomes the enemy, but he who is stronger than pleasures. Some men are masters of cities, but are enslaved to women.

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Immoderate desire is the mark of a child, not a man.

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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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