Democritus Quotes

Democritus
Democritus
Greek Philosopher
Died: 370 BC
Everything Gain Good Man Men Think
Related authors: Aristotle Diogenes Epictetus Epicurus Heraclitus Plato Plutarch Socrates
Nothing exists except atoms and empty space; everything else is opinion. Democritus
Space Atoms Empty Space Nothing Else Everything Everything Else Except Empty Opinion Exists
Raising children is an uncertain thing; success is reached only after a life of battle and worry. Democritus
Life Success Battle Worry Uncertain Only Reached Children After Success Is Thing Raising Raising Children
Our sins are more easily remembered than our good deeds. Democritus
Good Good Deeds Our Easily More Remembered Sins Than Deeds
It is greed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all. Democritus
Greed Talking Listen Want
It is better to destroy one's own errors than those of others. Democritus
Better Own Others Those Destroy Errors Than
Do not trust all men, but trust men of worth; the former course is silly, the latter a mark of prudence. Democritus
Trust Worth Men Mark Latter Silly Course Prudence Former
Good means not merely not to do wrong, but rather not to desire to do wrong. Democritus
Good Rather Wrong Merely Means Desire
By desiring little, a poor man makes himself rich. Democritus
Man Rich Poor Man Himself Makes Little Poor Desiring
Everything existing in the universe is the fruit of chance and necessity. Democritus
Fruit Universe Everything Existing Necessity Chance
If thou suffer injustice, console thyself; the true unhappiness is in doing it. Democritus
Injustice Thou Console True Thyself Doing Unhappiness Suffer
Men should strive to think much and know little. Democritus
Men Think Strive Know Little Much Should

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