It is greed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all.
DEMOCRITUSTo speak but little becomes a woman; and she is best adorned who is in plain attire.
More Democritus Quotes
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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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The brave man is not only he who overcomes the enemy, but he who is stronger than pleasures.
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The word is the shadow of the deed.
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Medicine heals diseases of the body, wisdom frees the soul from passions.
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Nature and education are somewhat similar. The latter transforms man, and in so doing creates a second nature.
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The wrongdoer is more unfortunate than the man wronged.
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If your desires are not great, a little will seem much to you; for small appetite makes poverty equivalent to wealth.
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Some men are masters of cities, but are enslaved to women.
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Sexual intercourse is a slight attack of apoplexy.
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Happiness does not reside in strength or money; it lies in rightness and many-sidedness.
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The wise man’s home is the universe.
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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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Hope of ill gain is the beginning of loss.
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Do not trust all men, but trust men of worth; the former course is silly, the latter a mark of prudence.
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Many much-learned men have no intelligence.
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