Greece, Philosopher 460 – 370.
Democritus (/dɪˈmɒkrɪtəs/; Greek: Δημόκριτος, Dēmókritos, meaning "chosen of the people";) was an Ancient Greek pre-Socratic philosopher primarily remembered today for his formulation of an atomic theory of the universe.
And yet it will be obvious that it is difficult to really know of what sort each thing is.
If your desires are not great, a little will seem much to you; for small appetite makes poverty equivalent to wealth.
Man is a universe in little Microcosm.
False men and shams talk big and do nothing.
The man who is fortunate in his choice of son-in-law gains a son; the man unfortunate in his choice loses his daughter also.
Not from fear but from a sense of duty refrain from your sins.
Hope of ill gain is the beginning of loss.
A sensible man takes pleasure in what he has instead of pining for what he has not.
Fame and wealth without wisdom are unsafe possessions.
You can tell the man who rings true from the man who rings false, not by his deeds alone, but also by his desires.
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