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Divine Quote by Democritus

“Whatever a poet writes with enthusiasm and a divine inspiration…” quote by Democritus — Download Open image

“Whatever a poet writes with enthusiasm and a divine inspiration is very fine. Earliest reference to the madness or divine inspiration of poets.”

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If your desires are not great, a little will seem much to you; for small appetite makes poverty equivalent to wealth.

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If thou suffer injustice, console thyself; the true unhappiness is in doing it.

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By desiring little, a poor man makes himself rich.

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Beautiful objects are wrought by study through effort, but ugly things are reaped automatically without toil.

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The wise man’s home is the universe.

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“Accept nothing pleasant unless it is beneficial.”

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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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