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.
The hopes of the right-minded may be realized, those of fools are impossible.
If your desires are not great, a little will seem much to you; for small appetite makes poverty equivalent to wealth.
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.
Man is a universe in little Microcosm.
Fame and wealth without wisdom are unsafe possessions.
A sensible man takes pleasure in what he has instead of pining for what he has not.
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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