Democritus
Democritus
Democrituswas an influential Ancient Greek pre-Socratic philosopher primarily remembered today for his formulation of an atomic theory of the universe...
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.
lying science reality
We know nothing in reality; for truth lies in an abyss.
contentment deeds ifs
If you would know contentment, let your deeds be few.
science virtue all-things
All things happen by virtue of necessity.
mean men enemy
My enemy is not the man who wrongs me, but the man who means to wrong me.
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.
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.
powerful gold reason
Reason is often a more powerful persuader than gold.
home disease way
Disease of the home and of the life comes about in the same way as that of the body.
shadow deeds
The word is the shadow of the deed.
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.
shadow deeds
Word is a shadow of a deed.