Democritus Quotes
By convention sweet is sweet, bitter is bitter, hot is hot, cold is cold, color is color; but in truth there are only atoms and the void.
By desiring little, a poor man makes himself rich.
Good means not merely not to do wrong, but rather not to desire to do wrong.
The pride of youth is in strength and beauty, the pride of old age is in discretion.
I would rather discover one true cause than gain the kingdom of Persia.
It is godlike ever to think on something beautiful and on something new.
Men should strive to think much and know little.
Happiness does not reside in strength or money; it lies in rightness and many-sidedness.
Nothing exists except atoms and empty space; everything else is opinion.
Words are but the shadows of actions.
The wrongdoer is more unfortunate than the man wronged.
Everything existing in the universe is the fruit of chance and necessity.
Throw moderation to the winds, and the greatest pleasures bring the greatest pains.
If thou suffer injustice, console thyself; the true unhappiness is in doing it.
It is greed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all.
Tis hard to fight with anger, but the prudent man keeps it under control.
Hope of ill gain is the beginning of loss.
It is better to destroy one's own errors than those of others.
Our sins are more easily remembered than our good deeds.
Happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold, happiness dwells in the soul.
Raising children is an uncertain thing; success is reached only after a life of battle and worry.
Do not trust all men, but trust men of worth; the former course is silly, the latter a mark of prudence.
No one who has spent what he has on what he should not will be able to spend what he has not on what he should.