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Quotes By — Democritus

Happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold, happiness dwells in the soul.
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Nothing exists except atoms and empty space; everything else is opinion.
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The wise man belongs to all countries, for the home of a great soul is the whole world.
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The man enslaved to wealth can never be honest.
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Sexual intercourse is a slight attack of apoplexy.
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My enemy is not the man who wrongs me, but the man who means to wrong me.
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Everywhere man blames nature and fate yet his fate is mostly but the echo of his character and passion, his mistakes and his weaknesses.
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Life unexamined, is not worth living.
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Everything existing in the universe is the fruit of chance and necessity.
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It is hard to fight desire; but to control it is the sign of a reasonable man.
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The pride of youth is in strength and beauty, the pride of old age is in discretion.
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Our sins are more easily remembered than our good deeds.
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The brave man is not only he who overcomes the enemy, but he who is stronger than pleasures.
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Magnanimity consists in enduring tactlessness with mildness.
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More men have become great through practice than by nature.
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The brave man is not only he who overcomes the enemy, but he who is stronger than pleasures. Some men are masters of cities, but are enslaved to women.
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Throw moderation to the winds, and the greatest pleasures bring the greatest pains.
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Poverty in a democracy is as much to be preferred to what is called prosperity under despots, as freedom is to slavery.
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It is greed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all.
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Envy creates the beginning of strife.
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Happiness does not reside in strength or money; it lies in rightness and many-sidedness.
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It is better to destroy one's own errors than those of others.
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The animal needing something knows how much it needs, the man does not.
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Good means not [merely] not to do wrong, but rather not to desire to do wrong.
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Education is an ornament for the prosperous, a refuge for the unfortunate.
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Quotes By — Democritus

Happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold, happiness dwells in the soul.

Nothing exists except atoms and empty space; everything else is opinion.

The wise man belongs to all countries, for the home of a great soul is the whole world.

The man enslaved to wealth can never be honest.

Sexual intercourse is a slight attack of apoplexy.

My enemy is not the man who wrongs me, but the man who means to wrong me.

Everywhere man blames nature and fate yet his fate is mostly but the echo of his character and passion, his mistakes and his weaknesses.

Life unexamined, is not worth living.

Everything existing in the universe is the fruit of chance and necessity.

It is hard to fight desire; but to control it is the sign of a reasonable man.

The pride of youth is in strength and beauty, the pride of old age is in discretion.

Our sins are more easily remembered than our good deeds.

The brave man is not only he who overcomes the enemy, but he who is stronger than pleasures.

Magnanimity consists in enduring tactlessness with mildness.

More men have become great through practice than by nature.

The brave man is not only he who overcomes the enemy, but he who is stronger than pleasures. Some men are masters of cities, but are enslaved to women.

Throw moderation to the winds, and the greatest pleasures bring the greatest pains.

Poverty in a democracy is as much to be preferred to what is called prosperity under despots, as freedom is to slavery.

It is greed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all.

Envy creates the beginning of strife.

Happiness does not reside in strength or money; it lies in rightness and many-sidedness.

It is better to destroy one's own errors than those of others.

The animal needing something knows how much it needs, the man does not.

Good means not [merely] not to do wrong, but rather not to desire to do wrong.

Education is an ornament for the prosperous, a refuge for the unfortunate.

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