Democritus

Now as of old the gods give men all good things, excepting only those that are baneful and injurious and read more

Now as of old the gods give men all good things, excepting only those that are baneful and injurious and useless. These, now as of old, are not gifts of the gods: men stumble into them themselves because of their own blindness and folly.

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

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

There are many who know many things, yet are lacking in wisdom.

There are many who know many things, yet are lacking in wisdom.

Hope of ill gain is the beginning of loss.

Hope of ill gain is the beginning of loss.

The wrongdoer is more unfortunate than the man wronged.

The wrongdoer is more unfortunate than the man wronged.