Democritus

Physics Greek -460 – -370 181 quotes

First to propose that matter consists of indivisible atoms

Quotes by Democritus

The best way to live is to be just and to do good.

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The wise man is he who knows that he knows nothing.

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The best thing for a man is to be happy.

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The wise man is not afraid of death.

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The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page.

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The greatest wealth is health.

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The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious.

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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.

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The unexamined life is not worth living.

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The beginning of wisdom is the definition of terms.

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The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.

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The only way to do great work is to love what you do.

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The best revenge is massive success.

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The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.

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The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.

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The mind is everything. What you think you become.

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The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

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The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

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The only constant in life is change.

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By convention sweet, by convention bitter, by convention hot, by convention cold, by convention color; but in reality, atoms and void.

On the Nature of Things