Democritus
Democritus
Democrituswas an influential Ancient Greek pre-Socratic philosopher primarily remembered today for his formulation of an atomic theory of the universe...
hard-work good-things accord
The good things of life are produced by learning with hard work; the bad are reaped of their own accord, without hard work.
men honest wealth
The man enslaved to wealth can never be honest.
sweet truth real
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.
sweet reality thinking
We think there is color, we think there is sweet, we think there is bitter, but in reality there are atoms and a void.
education men latter
Nature and education are somewhat similar. The latter transforms man, and in so doing creates a second nature.
life men vaccines
By desiring little, a poor man makes himself rich.
women littles speak
To speak but little becomes a woman; and she is best adorned who is in plain attire.
laughter ideas roots
The person who can laugh with life has developed deep roots with confidence and faith-faith in oneself, in people and in the world, as contrasted to negative ideas with distrust and discouragement.
men luxury tables
Fortune provides a man's table with luxuries, virtue with only a frugal meal.
fighting men masters
It is hard to fight against anger: to master it is the mark of a rational man.
powerful gold reason
Reason is often a more powerful persuader than gold.
home disease way
Disease of the home and of the life comes about in the same way as that of the body.
men law envy
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.
shadow deeds
The word is the shadow of the deed.