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Democritus Quotes

Greek - Philosopher | 460 BC - 370 BC

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

Space Opinion Brainy Nothing Empty

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

Inspirational Happiness Soul Gold

By desiring little, a poor man makes himself rich.

Man Rich Poor Poor Man Little Makes

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

Fruit Chance Universe Everything

The wrongdoer is more unfortunate than the man wronged.

Man More Wronged Than Unfortunate

Our sins are more easily remembered than our good deeds.

Good More Good Deeds Deeds Than Our

Raising children is an uncertain thing; success is reached only after a life of battle and worry.

Life Success Children Battle Worry

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

Greed Talking Want Listen

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

Winds Moderation Bring Greatest

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.

Good Men Good Things Now Useless

Hope of ill gain is the beginning of loss.

Hope Beginning Loss Gain Ill

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

Good Wrong Desire Rather Means

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