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Small: Bronze in the mirror of the form, wine of the mind
Aeschylus
"Bronze in the mirror of the form, wine of the mind"
Aeschylus, Playwright
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Small: Not what we have But what we enjoy, constitutes our abundance
Epicurus
"Not what we have But what we enjoy, constitutes our abundance"
Epicurus, Philosopher
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Small: By associating with wise people you will become wise yourself
Menander
"By associating with wise people you will become wise yourself"
Menander, Poet
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Small: The middle course is the best
Cleobulus
"The middle course is the best"
Cleobulus, Poet
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Small: You are a little soul carrying around a corpse
Epictetus
"You are a little soul carrying around a corpse"
Epictetus, Philosopher
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Small: The greatest wealth is to live content with little
Plato
"The greatest wealth is to live content with little"
Plato, Philosopher
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Small: Excess of liberty, whether it lies in state or individuals, seems only to pass into excess of slavery
Plato
"Excess of liberty, whether it lies in state or individuals, seems only to pass into excess of slavery"
Plato, Philosopher
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Small: There was never a genius without a tincture of madness
Aristotle
"There was never a genius without a tincture of madness"
Aristotle, Philosopher
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Small: It is unbecoming for young men to utter maxims
Aristotle
"It is unbecoming for young men to utter maxims"
Aristotle, Philosopher
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Small: No man ever wetted clay and then left it, as if there would be bricks by chance and fortune
Plutarch
"No man ever wetted clay and then left it, as if there would be bricks by chance and fortune"
Plutarch, Philosopher
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Small: Words are the physicians of a mind diseased
Aeschylus
"Words are the physicians of a mind diseased"
Aeschylus, Playwright
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Small: Of all possessions a friend is the most precious
Herodotus
"Of all possessions a friend is the most precious"
Herodotus, Historian
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Small: But this is a true saying among men: the gifts of enemies are no gifts and profitless
Sophocles
"But this is a true saying among men: the gifts of enemies are no gifts and profitless"
Sophocles, Author
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Small: A human being is only breath and shadow
Sophocles
"A human being is only breath and shadow"
Sophocles, Author
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Small: Danger gleams like sunshine to a brave mans eyes
Euripides
"Danger gleams like sunshine to a brave man's eyes"
Euripides, Poet
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Small: Love is a serious mental disease
Plato
"Love is a serious mental disease"
Plato, Philosopher
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Small: A hero is born among a hundred, a wise man is found among a thousand, but an accomplished one might not be fou
Plato
"A hero is born among a hundred, a wise man is found among a thousand, but an accomplished one might not be found even among a hundred thousand men"
Plato, Philosopher
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Small: It is best to rise from life as from a banquet, neither thirsty nor drunken
Aristotle
"It is best to rise from life as from a banquet, neither thirsty nor drunken"
Aristotle, Philosopher
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Small: Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellen
Aristotle
"Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but we rather have those because we have acted rightly. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit"
Aristotle, Philosopher
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Small: It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it
Aristotle
"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it"
Aristotle, Philosopher
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Small: He who is unable to live in society, or who has no need because he is sufficient for himself, must be either a
Aristotle
"He who is unable to live in society, or who has no need because he is sufficient for himself, must be either a beast or a god"
Aristotle, Philosopher
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Small: Education is the best provision for old age
Aristotle
"Education is the best provision for old age"
Aristotle, Philosopher
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Small: Silence is better than unmeaning words
Pythagoras
"Silence is better than unmeaning words"
Pythagoras, Mathematician
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Small: Fate leads him who follows it, and drags him who resist
Plutarch
"Fate leads him who follows it, and drags him who resist"
Plutarch, Philosopher
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Small: Happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold, happiness dwells in the soul
Democritus
"Happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold, happiness dwells in the soul"
Democritus, Philosopher
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Small: There is nothing permanent except change
"There is nothing permanent except change"
Heraclitus, Philosopher
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Small: Eyes and ears are poor witnesses to people if they have uncultured souls
"Eyes and ears are poor witnesses to people if they have uncultured souls"
Heraclitus, Philosopher
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Small: He who goes unenvied shall not be admired
Aeschylus
"He who goes unenvied shall not be admired"
Aeschylus, Playwright
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Small: I never desired to please the rabble. What pleased them, I did not learn and what I knew was far removed from
Epicurus
"I never desired to please the rabble. What pleased them, I did not learn; and what I knew was far removed from their understanding"
Epicurus, Philosopher
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Small: The mob is the mother of tyrants
Diogenes
"The mob is the mother of tyrants"
Diogenes, Philosopher
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Small: True friends appear less moved than counterfeit
Homer
"True friends appear less moved than counterfeit"
Homer, Poet
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Small: If women didnt exist, all the money in the world would have no meaning
Aristotle Onassis
"If women didn't exist, all the money in the world would have no meaning"
Aristotle Onassis, Businessman
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Small: There is nothing impossible to him who will try
Alexander the Great
"There is nothing impossible to him who will try"
Alexander the Great, Leader
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Small: It is more important to know what sort of person has a disease than to know what sort of disease a person has
"It is more important to know what sort of person has a disease than to know what sort of disease a person has"
Hippocrates, Scientist
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Small: Fast is fine, but accuracy is everything
Xenophon
"Fast is fine, but accuracy is everything"
Xenophon, Soldier
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Small: No man is hurt but by himself
"No man is hurt but by himself"
Diogenes of Sinope, Philosopher
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Small: A man growing old becomes a child again
Sophocles
"A man growing old becomes a child again"
Sophocles, Author
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Small: Wisdom is the supreme part of happiness
Sophocles
"Wisdom is the supreme part of happiness"
Sophocles, Author
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Small: Wealth stays with us a little moment if at all: only our characters are steadfast, not our gold
Euripides
"Wealth stays with us a little moment if at all: only our characters are steadfast, not our gold"
Euripides, Poet
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Small: Its not beauty but fine qualities, my girl, that keep a husband
Euripides
"It's not beauty but fine qualities, my girl, that keep a husband"
Euripides, Poet
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