Democritus
Democritus
Democrituswas an influential Ancient Greek pre-Socratic philosopher primarily remembered today for his formulation of an atomic theory of the universe...
forgiveness wish virtue
Virtue isn't not wronging others but not wishing to wrong others.
hard-work good-things accord
The good things of life are produced by learning with hard work; the bad are reaped of their own accord, without hard work.
sweet truth real
By convention sweet is sweet, by convention bitter is bitter, by convention hot is hot, by convention cold is cold, by convention colour is colour. But in reality there are atoms and the void. That is, the objects of sense are supposed to be real and it is customary to regard them as such, but in truth they are not. Only the atoms and the void are real.
treasure extensions
No power and no treasure can outweigh the extension of our knowledge.
education men latter
Nature and education are somewhat similar. The latter transforms man, and in so doing creates a second nature.
men fool cease
Men will cease to be fools only when they cease to be men.
soul intellect
Soul and intellect are just the same things.
envy political causes
Envy is the cause of political division.
beautiful ugly-things effort
Beautiful objects are wrought by study through effort, but ugly things are reaped automatically without toil.
wise men good-man
To a wise and good man the whole earth is his fatherland.
mind victory want
Poor mind, from the senses you take your arguments, and then want to defeat them? Your victory is your defeat.
good-luck men idols
Men have made an idol of luck as an excuse for their own thoughtlessness.
laughter ideas roots
The 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.
men honest wealth
The man enslaved to wealth can never be honest.