Democritus
Democritus
Democrituswas an influential Ancient Greek pre-Socratic philosopher primarily remembered today for his formulation of an atomic theory of the universe...
shadow deeds
Word is a shadow of a deed.
women littles speak
To speak but little becomes a woman; and she is best adorned who is in plain attire.
truth sea buried
Nature . . . has buried truth deep in the bottom of the sea.
home disease way
Disease of the home and of the life comes about in the same way as that of the body.
men law envy
The laws would not prevent each man from living according to his inclination, unless individuals harmed each other; for envy creates the beginning of strife.
bones fishes
In a shared fish, there are no bones.
men littles microcosm
Man is a universe in little [ Microcosm ].
men blow torn-apart
Coition is a slight attack of apoplexy. For man gushes forth from man, and is separated by being torn apart with a kind of blow.
lacking knows
There are many who know many things, yet are lacking in wisdom.
life men vaccines
By desiring little, a poor man makes himself rich.
suffering injustice unhappiness
If thou suffer injustice, console thyself; the true unhappiness is in doing it.
men honest wealth
The man enslaved to wealth can never be honest.