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Democritus
Greek
Philosopher
About the author
I would rather discover one true cause than gain the kingdom of Persia.
Democritus,
Greek
Philosopher
#Cause
#Gain
It is greed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all.
Democritus,
Greek
Philosopher
#Want
#Talking
#Greed
By desiring little, a poor man makes himself rich.
Democritus,
Greek
Philosopher
#Man
#Poor
Do not trust all men, but trust men of worth; the former course is silly, the latter a mark of prudence.
Democritus,
Greek
Philosopher
#Men
#Trust
#Worth
#Silly
#Prudence
Everything existing in the universe is the fruit of chance and necessity.
Democritus,
Greek
Philosopher
#Chance
#Necessity
#Universe
Good means not merely not to do wrong, but rather not to desire to do wrong.
Democritus,
Greek
Philosopher
#Wrong
#Desire
If thou suffer injustice, console thyself; the true unhappiness is in doing it.
Democritus,
Greek
Philosopher
#Unhappiness
#Injustice
Hope of ill gain is the beginning of loss.
Democritus,
Greek
Philosopher
#Hope
#Beginning
#Gain
#Loss
It is godlike ever to think on something beautiful and on something new.
Democritus,
Greek
Philosopher
Throw moderation to the winds, and the greatest pleasures bring the greatest pains.
Democritus,
Greek
Philosopher
#Moderation
Men should strive to think much and know little.
Democritus,
Greek
Philosopher
#Men
Nothing exists except atoms and empty space; everything else is opinion.
Democritus,
Greek
Philosopher
#Nothing
#Opinion
#Space
#Atoms
Now as of old the gods give men all good things, excepting only those that are baneful and injurious and useless. These, now as of old, are not gifts of the gods: men stumble into them themselves because of their own blindness and folly.
Democritus,
Greek
Philosopher
#Now
#Old
#Men
#Folly
#Gods
#Gifts
#Blindness
Our sins are more easily remembered than our good deeds.
Democritus,
Greek
Philosopher
#Deeds
Raising children is an uncertain thing; success is reached only after a life of battle and worry.
Democritus,
Greek
Philosopher
#Life
#Success
#Children
#Battle
#Worry
The wrongdoer is more unfortunate than the man wronged.
Democritus,
Greek
Philosopher
#Man
It is better to destroy one's own errors than those of others.
Democritus,
Greek
Philosopher
#Errors
Happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold, happiness dwells in the soul.
Democritus,
Greek
Philosopher
#Soul
#Gold
#Happiness
#Possessions