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Democritus
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The man enslaved to wealth can never be honest.
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The whole Earth is at the hand of the wise man, since the fatherland of an elevated soul is the Universe.
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To a wise and good man the whole earth is his fatherland.
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I would rather discover one true cause than gain the kingdom of Persia.
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Hope of ill gain is the beginning of loss.
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