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Word is a shadow of a deed.
Democritus
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Democritus of Abdera
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Nothing exists but atoms and the void.
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We know nothing in reality for truth lies in an abyss.
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More men have become great through practice than by nature.
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Reason is often a more powerful persuader than gold.
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The offender, who repents, is not yet lost.
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The man enslaved to wealth can never be honest.
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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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Do not trust all men, but trust men of worth the former course is silly, the latter a mark of prudence.
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