Democritus
Democritus
Democrituswas an influential Ancient Greek pre-Socratic philosopher primarily remembered today for his formulation of an atomic theory of the universe...
hope loss gains
Hope of ill gain is the beginning of loss.
sweet reality color
Sweet exists by convention, bitter by convention, color by convention; but in reality atoms and the void alone exist
sweet reality thinking
We think there is color, we think there is sweet, we think there is bitter, but in reality there are atoms and a void.
home disease way
Disease of the home and of the life comes about in the same way as that of the body.
sweet order atoms
According to convention there is a sweet and a bitter, a hot and a cold, and according to convention, there is an order. In truth, there are atoms and a void.
bones fishes
In a shared fish, there are no bones.
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.
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.
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.
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.
children worry battle
Raising children is an uncertain thing; success is reached only after a life of battle and worry.