Democritus Quotes

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

Inspirational, Happiness, Soul

Raising children is an uncertain thing; success is reached only after a life of battle and worry.
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Life, Success, Children

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

Our sins are more easily remembered than our good deeds.
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Good, Deeds, Sins

The wrongdoer is more unfortunate than the man wronged.
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It is greed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all.
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Greed, Talking, Listen

Nothing exists except atoms and empty space; everything else is opinion.
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Nothing, Everything, Else

By desiring little, a poor man makes himself rich.
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Rich, Poor, Makes

Throw moderation to the winds, and the greatest pleasures bring the greatest pains.
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Greatest, Bring, Moderation

Everything existing in the universe is the fruit of chance and necessity.
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Everything, Chance, Universe

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

Hope of ill gain is the beginning of loss.
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Hope, Beginning, Loss

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

It is better to destroy one's own errors than those of others.
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Others, Destroy, Errors

It is godlike ever to think on something beautiful and on something new.
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Beautiful, Godlike

Men should strive to think much and know little.
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I would rather discover one true cause than gain the kingdom of Persia.
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True, Rather, Cause

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

Good, Men, Give

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Biography

Nationality: Greek

Type: Philosopher

Born: 460 BC

Died: 370 BC

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