Maxioms by Democritus
Hope of ill gain is the beginning of loss.
Hope of ill gain is the beginning of loss.
Men have made an idol of luck as an excuse for their own thoughtlessness.
Men have made an idol of luck as an excuse for their own thoughtlessness.
Throw moderation to the winds, and the greatest pleasures bring the greatest pains
Throw moderation to the winds, and the greatest pleasures bring the greatest pains
By desiring little, a poor man makes himself rich.
By desiring little, a poor man makes himself rich.
The wrongdoer is more unfortunate than the man wronged.
The wrongdoer is more unfortunate than the man wronged.
