Democritus
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.
The wise man is he who knows that he knows nothing.
The best thing for a man is to be happy.
The wise man is not afraid of death.
The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page.
The greatest wealth is health.
The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious.
The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
The unexamined life is not worth living.
The beginning of wisdom is the definition of terms.
The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.
The only way to do great work is to love what you do.
The best revenge is massive success.
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.
The mind is everything. What you think you become.
The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
The only constant in life is change.
By convention sweet, by convention bitter, by convention hot, by convention cold, by convention color; but in reality, atoms and void.