Democritus
Philosopher
Democritus was an ancient Greek philosopher associated with early atomism. He is remembered for proposing that matter is composed of indivisible atoms moving in the void and for ethical teachings linked to cheerfulness.
Quotes by Democritus
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By convention sweet and by convention bitter, by convention hot, by convention cold, by convention color; but in reality atoms and void.
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To a wise and good man the whole earth is his fatherland.
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No power and no treasure can outweigh the extension of our knowledge.
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Many much-learned men have no intelligence.
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Everything existing in the universe is the fruit of chance and necessity.
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By convention sweet and by convention bitter, by convention hot, by convention cold, by convention color; but in reality atoms and void.
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Everything existing in the universe is the fruit of chance and necessity.
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Many much-learned men have no intelligence.
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No power and no treasure can outweigh the extension of our knowledge.
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To a wise and good man the whole earth is his fatherland.
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Happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold, happiness dwells in the soul.
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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.
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Raising children is an uncertain thing; success is reached only after a life of battle and worry.
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If thou suffer injustice, console thyself; the true unhappiness is in doing it.
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Throw moderation to the winds, and the greatest pleasures bring the greatest pains.
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The wrongdoer is more unfortunate than the man wronged.
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If you would know contentment, let your deeds be few.
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