Democritus ( 10 of 16 )
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.
By desiring little, a poor man makes himself rich.
By desiring little, a poor man makes himself rich.
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.
You can tell the man who rings true from the man who rings false, not by his deeds alone, but read more
You can tell the man who rings true from the man who rings false, not by his deeds alone, but also his desires.
Do not trust all men, but trust men of worth; the former course is silly, the latter a mark of read more
Do not trust all men, but trust men of worth; the former course is silly, the latter a mark of prudence.
The wrongdoer is more unfortunate than the man wronged.
The wrongdoer is more unfortunate than the man wronged.
Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm.
Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm.
Happiness resides not in possessions and not in gold, the feeling of happiness dwells in the soul. -Democritus.
Happiness resides not in possessions and not in gold, the feeling of happiness dwells in the soul. -Democritus.
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.
