To a wise and good man the whole earth is his fatherland.
DEMOCRITUSTis hard to fight with anger, but the prudent man keeps it under control.
More Democritus Quotes
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To speak but little becomes a woman; and she is best adorned who is in plain attire.
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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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It is hard to fight desire; but to control it is the sign of a reasonable man.
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Nothing exists except atoms and empty space; everything else is opinion.
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You can tell the man who rings true from the man who rings false, not by his deeds alone, but also by his desires.
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The animal needing something knows how much it needs, the man does not.
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Poverty in a democracy is as much to be preferred to what is called prosperity under despots, as freedom is to slavery.
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Everywhere man blames nature and fate yet his fate is mostly but the echo of his character and passion, his mistakes and his weaknesses.
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Throw moderation to the winds, and the greatest pleasures bring the greatest pains.
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Life unexamined, is not worth living.
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People sometimes rationalize their greed by saying that it is all for the good of their children but this is nothing but an excuse they use to make their despicable actions appear respectable and praiseworthy.
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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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Our sins are more easily remembered than our good deeds.
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In a shared fish, there are no bones.
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