Sexual intercourse is a slight attack of apoplexy.
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 brave man is not only he who overcomes the enemy, but he who is stronger than pleasures.
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Raising children is an uncertain thing; success is reached only after a life of battle and worry.
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In a shared fish, there are no bones.
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I would rather discover one true cause than gain the kingdom of Persia.
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Everything existing in the universe is the fruit of chance and necessity.
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Fortune provides a man’s table with luxuries, virtue with only a frugal meal.
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The animal needing something knows how much it needs, the man does not.
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Nature has buried truth deep in the bottom of the sea.
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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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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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Life unexamined, is not worth living.
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Reason is often a more powerful persuader than gold.
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Our sins are more easily remembered than our good deeds.
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The wrongdoer is more unfortunate than the man wronged.
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