The wise man’s home is the universe.
DEMOCRITUSOur sins are more easily remembered than our good deeds.
More Democritus Quotes
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Education is an ornament for the prosperous, a refuge for the unfortunate.
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People sometimes rationalize their greed by saying that it is all for the good of their children but this is nothing but an excuse they use to make their despicable actions appear respectable and praiseworthy.
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Poverty in a democracy is as much to be preferred to what is called prosperity under despots, as freedom is to slavery.
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To a wise and good man the whole earth is his fatherland.
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The pride of youth is in strength and beauty, the pride of old age is in discretion.
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Nothing exists except atoms and empty space; everything else is opinion.
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The brave man is not only he who overcomes the enemy, but he who is stronger than pleasures.
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The person who can laugh with life has developed deep roots with confidence and faith-faith in oneself, in people and in the world, as contrasted to negative ideas with distrust and discouragement.
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No power and no treasure can outweigh the extension of our knowledge.
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Some men are masters of cities, but are enslaved to women.
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The wrongdoer is more unfortunate than the man wronged.
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In a shared fish, there are no bones.
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The animal needing something knows how much it needs, the man does not.
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Moderation multiplies pleasures, and increases pleasure.
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Everywhere man blames nature and fate yet his fate is mostly but the echo of his character and passion, his mistakes and his weaknesses.
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