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

~Democritus

Topics: Atoms Else Empty Empty Space Everything Everything Else Except Exists Nothing Opinion Space

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

~Democritus

Topics: Dwells Gold Happiness Possessions Resides Soul

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Our sins are more easily remembered than our good deeds.

~Democritus

Topics: Deeds Easily Good Good Deeds More Our Remembered Sins Than

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The wrongdoer is more unfortunate than the man wronged.

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Topics: Man More Than Unfortunate Wronged

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

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Topics: Course Former Latter Mark Men Prudence Silly Trust Worth

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

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Topics: After Battle Children Life Only Raising Raising Children Reached Success Success Is Thing Uncertain Worry

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Everything existing in the universe is the fruit of chance and necessity.

~Democritus

Topics: Chance Everything Existing Fruit Necessity Universe

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Good means not merely not to do wrong, but rather not to desire to do wrong.

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Topics: Desire Good Means Merely Rather Wrong

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

~Democritus

Topics: Console Doing Injustice Suffer Thou Thyself True Unhappiness

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

~Democritus

Topics: Greed Listen Talking Want

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Biography

Nationality: Greek

Type: Philosopher

Born: Unknown

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