The wrongdoer is more unfortunate than the man wronged.

Quote by Democritus

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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...

Whatever a poet writes with enthusiasm and a divine inspiration is very fine. Earliest reference...

Whatever a poet writes with enthusiasm and a divine inspiration is very fine. Earliest reference...

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

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

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

Our sins are more easily remembered than our good deeds.

Our sins are more easily remembered than our good deeds.

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.

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

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

By desiring little, a poor man makes himself rich.

By desiring little, a poor man makes himself rich.

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.

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.

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.

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...

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...

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

Hope of ill gain is the beginning of loss.

Hope of ill gain is the beginning of loss.

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...

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.

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...

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,...