Good means not [merely] not to do wrong, but rather not to desire to do wrong.
DEMOCRITUSThe 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.
More Democritus Quotes
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Many much-learned men have no intelligence.
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Tis hard to fight with anger, but the prudent man keeps it under control.
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Throw moderation to the winds, and the greatest pleasures bring the greatest pains.
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Good breeding in cattle depends on physical health, but in men on a well-formed character.
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It is better to destroy one’s own errors than those of others.
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It is greed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all.
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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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Moderation multiplies pleasures, and increases pleasure.
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Tis hard to fight with anger, but the prudent man keeps it under control.
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Envy creates the beginning of strife.
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Reason is often a more powerful persuader than gold.
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Life unexamined, is not worth living.
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If thou suffer injustice, console thyself; the true unhappiness is in doing it.
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Happiness does not reside in strength or money; it lies in rightness and many-sidedness.
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Medicine heals diseases of the body, wisdom frees the soul from passions.
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