Democritus (460 BC-370 BC)

Quotes

• By desiring little, a poor man makes himself rich.

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

• Word is a shadow of a deed.

• Our sins are more easily remembered than our good deeds.

• The pride of youth is in strength and beauty, the pride of old age is in discretion.

• Tis hard to fight with anger, but the prudent man keeps it under control.

• I would rather discover one scientific fact than become King of Persia.

• Nothing exists except atoms and empty space; everything else is opinion.

• Happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold, happiness dwells in the soul.