Quote

Good means not [merely] not to do wrong, but rather not to desire to do wrong.

Democritus

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Democritus
Mathematician
Philosopher
Democritos
Democritus of Abdera
Laughing Philosopher
Rather
Desire
Means
Mean
Good
Merely
Wrong

More quotes by Democritus

Image
Nature . . . has buried truth deep in the bottom of the sea.
Democritus
Image
You can tell the man who rings true from the man who rings false, not by his deeds alone, but also by his desires.
Democritus
Image
I would rather discover one true cause than gain the kingdom of Persia.
Democritus
Image
The man enslaved to wealth can never be honest.
Democritus
Image
To a wise man, the whole earth is open for the native land of a good soul is the whole earth.
Democritus
Image
The whole Earth is at the hand of the wise man, since the fatherland of an elevated soul is the Universe.
Democritus
Image
Happiness does not reside in strength or money it lies in rightness and many-sidedness.
Democritus
Image
I am the most travelled of all my contemporaries I have extended my field of enquiry wider than anybody else, I have seen more countries and climes, and have heard more speeches of learned men. No one has surpassed me in the composition of lines, according to demonstration, not even the Egyptian knotters of ropes, or geometers.
Democritus
Image
We think there is color, we think there is sweet, we think there is bitter, but in reality there are atoms and a void.
Democritus
Image
Reason is often a more powerful persuader than gold.
Democritus
Image
Sexual intercourse is a slight attack of apoplexy.
Democritus
Image
To a wise and good man the whole earth is his fatherland.
Democritus
Image
Raising children is an uncertain thing success is reached only after a life of battle and worry.
Democritus
Image
Word is a shadow of a deed.
Democritus
Image
Men have fashioned an image of Chance as an excuse for their own stupidity. For Chance rarely conflicts with intelligence, and most things in life can be set in order by an intelligent sharpsightedness.
Democritus
Image
Everywhere man blames nature and fate yet his fate is mostly but the echo of his character and passion, his mistakes and his weaknesses.
Democritus
Image
It is better to destroy one's own errors than those of others.
Democritus
Image
Good breeding in cattle depends on physical health, but in men on a well-formed character.
Democritus
Image
Poor mind, from the senses you take your arguments, and then want to defeat them? Your victory is your defeat.
Democritus
Image
Magnanimity consists in enduring tactlessness with mildness.
Democritus