Maxioms by Democritus
Hope of ill gain is the beginning of loss.
Hope of ill gain is the beginning of loss.
Good means not merely not to do wrong, but rather not to desire to do wrong.
Good means not merely not to do wrong, but rather not to desire to do wrong.
My enemy is not the man who wrongs me, but the man who means to wrong me.
My enemy is not the man who wrongs me, but the man who means to wrong me.
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.
Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm.
Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm.
