Democritus
Democritus
Democrituswas an influential Ancient Greek pre-Socratic philosopher primarily remembered today for his formulation of an atomic theory of the universe...
men blow torn-apart
Coition is a slight attack of apoplexy. For man gushes forth from man, and is separated by being torn apart with a kind of blow.
sweet order atoms
According to convention there is a sweet and a bitter, a hot and a cold, and according to convention, there is an order. In truth, there are atoms and a void.
bones fishes
In a shared fish, there are no bones.
men littles microcosm
Man is a universe in little [ Microcosm ].
shadow deeds
Word is a shadow of a deed.
forgiveness wish virtue
Virtue isn't not wronging others but not wishing to wrong others.
men fool cease
Men will cease to be fools only when they cease to be men.
mind victory want
Poor mind, from the senses you take your arguments, and then want to defeat them? Your victory is your defeat.
beautiful ugly-things effort
Beautiful objects are wrought by study through effort, but ugly things are reaped automatically without toil.
inspiration writing enthusiasm
Whatever a poet writes with enthusiasm and a divine inspiration is very fine. Earliest reference to the madness or divine inspiration of poets.
philosophical men brave
The brave man is he who overcomes not only his enemies but his pleasures
wise men land
To a wise man, the whole earth is open; for the native land of a good soul is the whole earth.
inspirational men unfortunate
The wrongdoer is more unfortunate than the man wronged.
mother daughter son
The man who is fortunate in his choice of son-in-law gains a son; the man unfortunate in his choice loses his daughter also.