Democritus
Democritus
Democrituswas an influential Ancient Greek pre-Socratic philosopher primarily remembered today for his formulation of an atomic theory of the universe...
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.
mean men enemy
My enemy is not the man who wrongs me, but the man who means to wrong me.
good-luck men idols
Men have made an idol of luck as an excuse for their own thoughtlessness.
wise men good-man
To a wise and good man the whole earth is his fatherland.
men honest wealth
The man enslaved to wealth can never be honest.
education men latter
Nature and education are somewhat similar. The latter transforms man, and in so doing creates a second nature.
life men vaccines
By desiring little, a poor man makes himself rich.
men luxury tables
Fortune provides a man's table with luxuries, virtue with only a frugal meal.
fighting men masters
It is hard to fight against anger: to master it is the mark of a rational man.
men law envy
The laws would not prevent each man from living according to his inclination, unless individuals harmed each other; for envy creates the beginning of strife.
men blow torn-apart
Coition is a slight attack of apoplexy. For man gushes forth from man, and is separated by being torn apart with a kind of blow.
men littles microcosm
Man is a universe in little [ Microcosm ].
men fool cease
Men will cease to be fools only when they cease to be men.
philosophical men brave
The brave man is he who overcomes not only his enemies but his pleasures