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Democritus

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


— Democritus


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It is godlike ever to think on something beautiful and on something new.


— Democritus


#ever #godlike #new #something #think

Men should strive to think much and know little.


— Democritus


#know #little #much #should #strive

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


— Democritus


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By desiring little, a poor man makes himself rich.


— Democritus


#himself #little #makes #man #poor

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


— Democritus


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Raising children is an uncertain thing; success is reached only after a life of battle and worry.


— Democritus


#battle #children #life #only #raising

Our sins are more easily remembered than our good deeds.


— Democritus


#easily #good #good deeds #more #our






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Did you know about Democritus?

He says that "Equality is everywhere noble" but he is not encompassing enough to include women or slaves in this sentiment. Goodness he believed came more from practice and discipline than from innate human nature. They were both strict determinists and thorough materialists believing everything to be the result of natural laws.

370 BC) was an Ancient Greek philosopher born in Abdera Thrace Greece. For the Lunar crater see Democritus (crater). His exact contributions are difficult to disentangle from those of his mentor Leucippus as they are often mentioned together in texts.

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