Democritus
Democritus
Democrituswas an influential Ancient Greek pre-Socratic philosopher primarily remembered today for his formulation of an atomic theory of the universe...
men fool cease
Men will cease to be fools only when they cease to be men.
mind victory want
Poor mind, from the senses you take your arguments, and then want to defeat them? Your victory is your defeat.
inspiration writing enthusiasm
Whatever a poet writes with enthusiasm and a divine inspiration is very fine. Earliest reference to the madness or divine inspiration of poets.
wise men land
To a wise man, the whole earth is open; for the native land of a good soul is the whole earth.
inspirational men unfortunate
The wrongdoer is more unfortunate than the man wronged.
mother daughter son
The man who is fortunate in his choice of son-in-law gains a son; the man unfortunate in his choice loses his daughter also.
reality body flow
We know nothing accurately in reality, but [only] as it changes according to the bodily condition, and the constitution of those things that flow upon [the body] and impinge upon it.
wise men differences
One great difference between a wise man and a fool is, the former only wishes for what he may possibly obtain; the latter desires impossibilities.
children hypocrisy people
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.
mildness endure magnanimity
Magnanimity consists in enduring tactlessness with mildness.
moderation pleasure increase
Moderation multiplies pleasures, and increases pleasure.
wise men hands
The whole Earth is at the hand of the wise man, since the fatherland of an elevated soul is the Universe.
country men egypt
I am the most travelled of all my contemporaries; I have extended my field of enquiry wider than anybody else, I have seen more countries and climes, and have heard more speeches of learned men. No one has surpassed me in the composition of lines, according to demonstration, not even the Egyptian knotters of ropes, or geometers.
moving science air
Moving in space, the atoms originally were individual units, but inevitable they began to collide with each other, and in cases where their shapes were such as to permit them to interlock, they began to form clusters. Water, air, fire, and earth, these are simply different clusters of the changeless atoms.