24 Notable Quotes By Democritus That Might Reorient Your Line Of Thought

Everywhere man blames nature and fate yet his fate is mostly but the echo of his character and passion, his mistakes and his weaknesses.

Nature Character

Democritus

  

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

Democritus

  

Many much-learned men have no intelligence.

Democritus

  

By desiring little, a poor man makes himself rich.

Democritus

  

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

Democritus

  

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

Democritus

  

If your desires are not great, a little will seem much to you; for small appetite makes poverty equivalent to wealth.

Will

Democritus

  

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

Happiness Soul

Democritus

  

To a wise and good man the whole earth is his fatherland.

Democritus

  

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

Democritus

  

No power and no treasure can outweigh the extension of our knowledge.

Power

Democritus

  

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

Democritus

  

No one regards the things before his feet, But views with care the regions of the sky.

Democritus

  

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

Democritus

  

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

Democritus

  

Everywhere man blames nature and fate, yet his fate is mostly but the echo of his character and passions, his mistakes and weaknesses.

Nature Character

Democritus

  

Accept nothing pleasant unless it is beneficial.

Democritus

  

Nature and teaching are closely related; for teaching reforms a person, and by reforming remakes his nature.

Nature

Democritus

  

The first principles of the universe are atoms and empty space; everything else is merely thought to exist.

Democritus

  

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

Happiness Soul

Democritus

  

One man means as much to me as a multitude, and a multitude only as much as one man.

Me

Democritus

  

Men ask for health in their prayers to the gods: they do not realize that the power to achieve it lies in themselves. Lacking self-control, they perform contrary actions and betray health to their desires.

Power

Democritus

  

We know nothing truly about anything, but for each of us opining is a rearrangement of soul atoms.

Soul

Democritus