“There are many who know many things, yet are lacking in wisdom.”
Democritus Ancient Greek philosopher, pupil of Leucippus, founder of the atomic theory
Source Book in Ancient Philosophy (1907), The Golden Sayings of Democritus
“Poverty is the lack of many things, but avarice is the lack of all things.”
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