No power and no treasure can outweigh the extension of our knowledge.
DEMOCRITUSIt is better to destroy one’s own errors than those of others.
More Democritus Quotes
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Men should strive to think much and know little.
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All things happen by virtue of necessity.
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It is hard to fight desire; but to control it is the sign of a reasonable man.
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Happiness does not reside in strength or money; it lies in rightness and many-sidedness.
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Tis hard to fight with anger, but the prudent man keeps it under control.
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Good breeding in cattle depends on physical health, but in men on a well-formed character.
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Many much-learned men have no intelligence.
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Happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold, happiness dwells in the soul.
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You can tell the man who rings true from the man who rings false, not by his deeds alone, but also by his desires.
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Our sins are more easily remembered than our good deeds.
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The man who is fortunate in his choice of son-in-law gains a son; the man unfortunate in his choice loses his daughter also.
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The wise man belongs to all countries, for the home of a great soul is the whole world.
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Men will cease to be fools only when they cease to be men.
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Everything existing in the universe is the fruit of chance and necessity.
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If thou suffer injustice, console thyself; the true unhappiness is in doing it.
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