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.
In a shared fish, there are no bones.
We know nothing accurately in reality, but only as it changes according to the bodily condition, and the constitution of those things that flow upon the body and impinge upon it.
If your desires are not great, a little will seem much to you; for small appetite makes poverty equivalent to wealth.
And yet it will be obvious that it is difficult to really know of what sort each thing is.
Fame and wealth without wisdom are unsafe possessions.
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.
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.
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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