I would rather discover one true cause than gain the kingdom of Persia.
DEMOCRITUSEverything existing in the universe is the fruit of chance and necessity.
More Democritus Quotes
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Life unexamined, is not worth living.
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It is better to destroy one’s own errors than those of others.
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My enemy is not the man who wrongs me, but the man who means to wrong me.
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The wise man’s home is the universe.
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Nature has buried truth deep in the bottom of the sea.
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Fortune provides a man’s table with luxuries, virtue with only a frugal meal.
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Throw moderation to the winds, and the greatest pleasures bring the greatest pains.
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The word is the shadow of the deed.
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Virtue isn’t not wronging others but not wishing to wrong others.
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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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The wrongdoer is more unfortunate than the man wronged.
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Soul and intellect are just the same things.
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No power and no treasure can outweigh the extension of our knowledge.
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If thou suffer injustice, console thyself; the true unhappiness is in doing it.
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Moderation multiplies pleasures, and increases pleasure.
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