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Democritus Quotes

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 Picture Quote #1

It is greed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Do not trust all men, but trust men of worth; the former course is silly, the latter a mark of prudence Picture Quote #1

Good means not merely not to do wrong, but rather not to desire to do wrong Picture Quote #1

Raising children is an uncertain thing; success is reached only after a life of battle and worry Picture Quote #1

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The wise man belongs to all countries, for the home of a great soul is the whole world Picture Quote #1

Sweet exists by convention, bitter by convention, color by convention; but in reality atoms and the void alone exist Picture Quote #1

The good things of life are produced by learning with hard work; the bad are reaped of their own accord, without hard work Picture Quote #1

Men find happiness neither by means of the body nor through possessions, but through uprightness and wisdom Picture Quote #1

We think there is color, we think there is sweet, we think there is bitter, but in reality there are atoms and a void Picture Quote #1

Nature and education are somewhat similar. The latter transforms man, and in so doing creates a second nature Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Whatever a poet writes with enthusiasm and a divine inspiration is very fine. Earliest reference to the madness or divine inspiration of poets Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

To a wise man, the whole earth is open; for the native land of a good soul is the whole earth Picture Quote #1

Poor mind, from the senses you take your arguments, and then want to defeat them? Your victory is your defeat Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

To speak but little becomes a woman; and she is best adorned who is in plain attire Picture Quote #1

There are innumerable worlds of different sizes. In some there is neither sun not moon, in others they are larger than in ours and others have more than one. These worlds are at irregular distances, more in one direction and less in another, and some are flourishing, others declining. Here they come into being, there they die, and they are distroyed by collision with one another. Some of the worlds have no animal or vegetable life nor any water Picture Quote #1

You can tell the man who rings true from the man who rings false, not by his deeds alone, but also his desires Picture Quote #1

The first principles of the universe are atoms and empty space; everything else is merely thought to exist Picture Quote #1

Disease of the home and of the life comes about in the same way as that of the body Picture Quote #1

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We will have to abandon the philosophy of Democritus and the concept of elementary particles. We should accept instead the concept of elementary symmetries Picture Quote #1

Democritus plucked his eye out because he could not look at a woman without thinking of her as a woman. If he had read a few of our novels, he would have torn himself to pieces Picture Quote #1

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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 (Democritus Quotes) It is greed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all (Democritus Quotes) 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 (Democritus Quotes) Do not trust all men, but trust men of worth; the former course is silly, the latter a mark of prudence (Democritus Quotes) Good means not merely not to do wrong, but rather not to desire to do wrong (Democritus Quotes) Raising children is an uncertain thing; success is reached only after a life of battle and worry (Democritus Quotes) The wise man belongs to all countries, for the home of a great soul is the whole world (Democritus Quotes) Sweet exists by convention, bitter by convention, color by convention; but in reality atoms and the void alone exist (Democritus Quotes) The good things of life are produced by learning with hard work; the bad are reaped of their own accord, without hard work (Democritus Quotes) Men find happiness neither by means of the body nor through possessions, but through uprightness and wisdom (Democritus Quotes) We think there is color, we think there is sweet, we think there is bitter, but in reality there are atoms and a void (Democritus Quotes) Nature and education are somewhat similar. The latter transforms man, and in so doing creates a second nature (Democritus Quotes) 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 (Democritus Quotes) 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 (Democritus Quotes) Whatever a poet writes with enthusiasm and a divine inspiration is very fine. Earliest reference to the madness or divine inspiration of poets (Democritus Quotes) 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 (Democritus Quotes) To a wise man, the whole earth is open; for the native land of a good soul is the whole earth (Democritus Quotes) Poor mind, from the senses you take your arguments, and then want to defeat them? Your victory is your defeat (Democritus Quotes) 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 (Democritus Quotes) To speak but little becomes a woman; and she is best adorned who is in plain attire (Democritus Quotes) There are innumerable worlds of different sizes. In some there is neither sun not moon, in others they are larger than in ours and others have more than one. These worlds are at irregular distances, more in one direction and less in another, and some are flourishing, others declining. Here they come into being, there they die, and they are distroyed by collision with one another. Some of the worlds have no animal or vegetable life nor any water (Democritus Quotes) You can tell the man who rings true from the man who rings false, not by his deeds alone, but also his desires (Democritus Quotes) The first principles of the universe are atoms and empty space; everything else is merely thought to exist (Democritus Quotes) Disease of the home and of the life comes about in the same way as that of the body (Democritus Quotes) We will have to abandon the philosophy of Democritus and the concept of elementary particles. We should accept instead the concept of elementary symmetries (Democritus Quotes) Democritus plucked his eye out because he could not look at a woman without thinking of her as a woman. If he had read a few of our novels, he would have torn himself to pieces (Democritus Quotes)

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