All things happen by virtue of necessity.
DEMOCRITUSYou can tell the man who rings true from the man who rings false, not by his deeds alone, but also by his desires.
More Democritus Quotes
-
-
Nature and education are somewhat similar. The latter transforms man, and in so doing creates a second nature.
DEMOCRITUS -
Men will cease to be fools only when they cease to be men.
DEMOCRITUS -
The animal needing something knows how much it needs, the man does not.
DEMOCRITUS -
Tis hard to fight with anger, but the prudent man keeps it under control.
DEMOCRITUS -
Raising children is an uncertain thing; success is reached only after a life of battle and worry.
DEMOCRITUS -
Soul and intellect are just the same things.
DEMOCRITUS -
Everywhere man blames nature and fate yet his fate is mostly but the echo of his character and passion, his mistakes and his weaknesses.
DEMOCRITUS -
Do not trust all men, but trust men of worth; the former course is silly, the latter a mark of prudence.
DEMOCRITUS -
Happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold, happiness dwells in the soul.
DEMOCRITUS -
Envy creates the beginning of strife.
DEMOCRITUS -
Education is an ornament for the prosperous, a refuge for the unfortunate.
DEMOCRITUS -
Disease of the home and of the life comes about in the same way as that of the body.
DEMOCRITUS -
Good breeding in cattle depends on physical health, but in men on a well-formed character.
DEMOCRITUS -
The wise man’s home is the universe.
DEMOCRITUS -
Throw moderation to the winds, and the greatest pleasures bring the greatest pains.
DEMOCRITUS