It is godlike ever to think on something beautiful and on something new.

Quote by Democritus

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Raising children is an uncertain thing; success is reached only after a life of battle...

Raising children is an uncertain thing; success is reached only after a life of battle...

Do not trust all men, but trust men of worth; the former course is silly,...

Do not trust all men, but trust men of worth; the former course is silly,...

If thou suffer injustice, console thyself; the true unhappiness is in doing it

If thou suffer injustice, console thyself; the true unhappiness is in doing it

Nothing exists except atoms and empty space; everything else is just opinion.

Nothing exists except atoms and empty space; everything else is just opinion.

Nothing exists except atoms and empty space; everything else is opinion.

Nothing exists except atoms and empty space; everything else is opinion.

By desiring little, a poor man makes himself rich.

By desiring little, a poor man makes himself rich.

I would rather discover one true cause than gain the kingdom of Persia.

I would rather discover one true cause than gain the kingdom of Persia.

Hope of ill gain is the beginning of loss.

Hope of ill gain is the beginning of loss.

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

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

The wrongdoer is more unfortunate than the man wronged.

The wrongdoer is more unfortunate than the man wronged.

Our sins are more easily remembered than our good deeds.

Our sins are more easily remembered than our good deeds.

Everything existing in the universe is the fruit of chance and necessity

Everything existing in the universe is the fruit of chance and necessity

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

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

If thou suffer injustice, console thyself; the true unhappiness is in doing it.

If thou suffer injustice, console thyself; the true unhappiness is in doing it.

Throw moderation to the winds, and the greatest pleasures bring the greatest pains

Throw moderation to the winds, and the greatest pleasures bring the greatest pains

Now as of old the gods give men all good things, excepting only those that...

Now as of old the gods give men all good things, excepting only those that...

Happiness does not reside in strength or money; it lies in rightness and many-sidedness.

Happiness does not reside in strength or money; it lies in rightness and many-sidedness.

Throw moderation to the winds, and the greatest pleasures bring the greatest pains.

Throw moderation to the winds, and the greatest pleasures bring the greatest pains.

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

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

Everything existing in the universe is the fruit of chance and necessity.

Everything existing in the universe is the fruit of chance and necessity.