Quotes by Democritus

More men become good through practice than by nature.

It is greed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all

Everywhere man blames nature and fate, yet his fate is mostly but the echo of his character and passions, his mistakes and weaknesses.

Happiness resides not in possessions and not in gold; the feeling of happiness dwells in the soul.

Virtue isn’t not wronging others but not wishing to wrong others.

It is better to destroy one’s own errors than those of others.

A life without festivity is a long road without an inn.

If the body were to take the soul to court for the pains and suffering it had endured throughout its life, then if he were to be on the jury for the case he would gladly cast his vote against the soul inasmuch as it had destroyed some parts of the body by negligence or dissipated them by drunkenness, and had ruined and ravaged other parts by its pursuit of pleasures – just as he would blame the careless user if a tool or utensil were in a bad condition.

No one regards the things before his feet, But views with care the regions of the sky.

We know nothing truly about anything, but for each of us opining is a rearrangement of soul atoms.