Democritus
Democritus
Democrituswas an influential Ancient Greek pre-Socratic philosopher primarily remembered today for his formulation of an atomic theory of the universe...
gains causes kingdoms
I would rather discover one true cause than gain the kingdom of Persia.
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.
happiness beautiful thinking
It is godlike ever to think on something beautiful and on something new.
moderation pleasure increase
Moderation multiplies pleasures, and increases pleasure.
trust silly men
Do not trust all men, but trust men of worth; the former course is silly, the latter a mark of prudence.
wise men land
To a wise man, the whole earth is open; for the native land of a good soul is the whole earth.
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.
philosophical men brave
The brave man is he who overcomes not only his enemies but his pleasures
men luxury tables
Fortune provides a man's table with luxuries, virtue with only a frugal meal.
powerful gold reason
Reason is often a more powerful persuader than gold.
fighting men masters
It is hard to fight against anger: to master it is the mark of a rational man.
wise men hands
The whole Earth is at the hand of the wise man, since the fatherland of an elevated soul is the Universe.
science differences three
These differences, they say, are three: shape, arrangement, and position; because they hold that what is differs only in contour, inter-contact, inclination.
men giving useless
Now as of old the gods give men all good things, excepting only those that are baneful and injurious and useless. These, now as of old, are not gifts of the gods: men stumble into them themselves because of their own blindness and folly.