Democritus Quotes

"Man is a universe in little"

"Hope of ill gain is the beginning of loss."

"Many much-learned men have no intelligence."

"By desiring little, a poor man makes himself rich."

"Immoderate desire is the mark of a child, not a man."

"Our sins are more easily remembered than our good deeds."

"It is better to destroy one's own errors than those of others."

"It is greed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all."

"The wrongdoer is more unfortunate than the man wronged."

"Everything existing in the universe is the fruit of chance and necessity."

"I would rather discover one true cause than gain the kingdom of Persia."

"Nothing exists except atoms and empty space; everything else is opinion."

"Medicine heals diseases of the body, wisdom frees the soul from passions."

"The animal needing something knows how much it needs, the man does not."

"Good means not merely not to do wrong, but rather not to desire to do wrong."

"Happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold, happiness dwells in the soul."

"Throw moderation to the winds, and the greatest pleasures bring the greatest pains."

"Good breeding in cattle depends on physical health, but in men on a well-formed character."

"Do not trust all men, but trust men of worth; the former course is silly, the latter a mark of prudence."

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

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

"The man who is fortunate in his choice of son-in-law gains a son; the man unfortunate in his choice loses his daughter also."

"The brave man is not only he who overcomes the enemy, but he who is stronger than pleasures. Some men are masters of cities, but are enslaved to women."

"The laws would not prevent each man from living according to his inclination, unless individuals harmed each other; for envy creates the beginning of strife."

"Men have fashioned an image of Chance as an excuse for their own stupidity. For Chance rarely conflicts with intelligence, and most things in life can be set in order by an intelligent sharpsightedness."

Compiled by Thomas George
editor@Wisdom-of-the-Wise.com

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