To a wise and good man the whole earth is his fatherland.
DEMOCRITUSEnvy creates the beginning of strife.
More Democritus Quotes
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No power and no treasure can outweigh the extension of our knowledge.
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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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In a shared fish, there are no bones.
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Immoderate desire is the mark of a child, not a man.
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Everything existing in the universe is the fruit of chance and necessity.
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The animal needing something knows how much it needs, the man does not.
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Nothing exists except atoms and empty space; everything else is opinion.
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Do not trust all men, but trust men of worth; the former course is silly, the latter a mark of prudence.
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Nature has buried truth deep in the bottom of the sea.
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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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Soul and intellect are just the same things.
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Men will cease to be fools only when they cease to be men.
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Virtue isn’t not wronging others but not wishing to wrong others.
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One should practice much sense, not much learning.
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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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