The animal needing something knows how much it needs, the man does not.
DEMOCRITUSThe animal needing something knows how much it needs, the man does not.
DEMOCRITUSIf thou suffer injustice, console thyself; the true unhappiness is in doing it.
DEMOCRITUSImmoderate desire is the mark of a child, not a man.
DEMOCRITUSThe wise man belongs to all countries, for the home of a great soul is the whole world.
DEMOCRITUSPoverty in a democracy is as much to be preferred to what is called prosperity under despots, as freedom is to slavery.
DEMOCRITUSNature and education are somewhat similar. The latter transforms man, and in so doing creates a second nature.
DEMOCRITUSNothing exists except atoms and empty space; everything else is opinion.
DEMOCRITUSOur sins are more easily remembered than our good deeds.
DEMOCRITUSThe wise man’s home is the universe.
DEMOCRITUSThe man who is fortunate in his choice of son-in-law gains a son; the man unfortunate in his choice loses his daughter also.
DEMOCRITUSIf your desires are not great, a little will seem much to you; for small appetite makes poverty equivalent to wealth.
DEMOCRITUSHappiness does not reside in strength or money; it lies in rightness and many-sidedness.
DEMOCRITUSEducation is an ornament for the prosperous, a refuge for the unfortunate.
DEMOCRITUSYou can tell the man who rings true from the man who rings false, not by his deeds alone, but also by his desires.
DEMOCRITUSLife unexamined, is not worth living.
DEMOCRITUSTis hard to fight with anger, but the prudent man keeps it under control.
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