Democritus Quotes
Happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold, happiness dwells in the soul.
By convention sweet and by convention bitter, by convention hot, by convention cold, by convention c...
Show MoreTo a wise and good man the whole earth is his fatherland.
Good means not merely not to do wrong, but rather not to desire to do wrong.
Do not trust all men, but trust men of worth; the former course is silly, the latter a mark of prude...
Show MoreNothing exists except atoms and empty space everything else is opinion.
No power and no treasure can outweigh the extension of our knowledge.
Raising children is an uncertain thing success is reached only after a life of battle and worry.
Hope of ill gain is the beginning of loss.
If thou sustain injustice, console thyself; the true unhappiness is in doing it
[I would] rather discover one cause than gain the kingdom of Persia.
Men should strive to think much and know little.
If your desires are not great, a little will seem much to you; for small appetite makes poverty equi...
Show MoreEverywhere man blames nature and fate, yet his fate is mostly but the echo of his character and pass...
Show MoreMany much-learned men have no intelligence.
Everything existing in the universe is the fruit of chance and necessity.
