Democritus on animal
Democritus61 quotes“The animal needing something knows how much it needs, the man does not.”
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Medicine heals diseases of the body, wisdom frees the soul from passions.
DemocritusDemocritus Hope of ill gain is the beginning of loss.
DemocritusDemocritus No power and no treasure can outweigh the extension of our knowledge.
DemocritusDemocritus Happiness does not reside in strength or money; it lies in rightness and many-sidedness.
DemocritusDemocritus My enemy is not the man who wrongs me, but the man who means to wrong me.
DemocritusDemocritus Immoderate desire is the mark of a child, not a man.
DemocritusDemocritus Do not trust all men, but trust men of worth; the former course is silly, the latter a mark of prudence.
DemocritusDemocritus If your desires are not great, a little will seem much to you; for small appetite makes poverty equivalent to wealth.
DemocritusDemocritus 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.
DemocritusDemocritus Life unexamined, is not worth living.
DemocritusDemocritus Reason is often a more powerful persuader than gold.
DemocritusDemocritus To speak but little becomes a woman; and she is best adorned who is in plain attire.
DemocritusDemocritus Men will cease to be fools only when they cease to be men.
DemocritusDemocritus Our sins are more easily remembered than our good deeds.
DemocritusDemocritus Nature has buried truth deep in the bottom of the sea.
DemocritusDemocritus It is greed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all.
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