Quotes by Democritus

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

— Democritus

Happiness

Do not trust all men, but trust men of worth; the former course is silly, the latter a mark of prudence.

— Democritus

Wisdom

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

— Democritus

Wisdom

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

— Democritus

Wisdom

Our sins are more easily remembered than our good deeds.

— Democritus

Wisdom

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

— Democritus

Success

By desiring little, a poor man makes himself rich.

— Democritus

Wisdom

The wrongdoer is more unfortunate than the man wronged.

— Democritus

Wisdom

Hope of ill gain is the beginning of loss.

— Democritus

Hope

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

— Democritus

Wisdom

Men should strive to think much and know little.

— Democritus

Wisdom

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

— Democritus

Wisdom

I would rather discover one true cause than gain the kingdom of Persia.

— Democritus

Wisdom

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

— Democritus

Wisdom

If thou suffer injustice, console thyself; the true unhappiness is in doing it.

— Democritus

Happiness

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

— Democritus

Wisdom

It is godlike ever to think on something beautiful and on something new.

— Democritus

Wisdom

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.

— Democritus

Wisdom