Nothing exists except atoms and empty space; everything else is opinion.
DEMOCRITUSNo power and no treasure can outweigh the extension of our knowledge.
More Democritus Quotes
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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 wrongdoer is more unfortunate than the man wronged.
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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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Reason is often a more powerful persuader than gold.
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Happiness does not reside in strength or money; it lies in rightness and many-sidedness.
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Immoderate desire is the mark of a child, not a man.
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More men have become great through practice than by nature.
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Some men are masters of cities, but are enslaved to women.
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Throw moderation to the winds, and the greatest pleasures bring the greatest pains.
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If thou suffer injustice, console thyself; the true unhappiness is in doing it.
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The man enslaved to wealth can never be honest.
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Moderation multiplies pleasures, and increases pleasure.
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Men should strive to think much and know little.
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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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