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Democritus's famous sayings

Be careful not to say or do bad things even when you are alone, but learn to be more shameful in your own presence than in the presence of others.

He who allows himself to be entirely governed by wealth can never be just.

People who do everything with their mouths and do nothing are hypocritical and hypocritical.

If children allow themselves to do whatever they want without working, they will neither learn literature, nor music, nor physical education, nor the knowledge that ensures moral attainment. Etiquette at its highest.

Physical beauty, if not combined with intelligence, is something animalistic.

What makes people happy is not physical strength or money, but justice and versatility.

One should strive to think a lot, not to know a lot.

Be careful not to say or do bad things even when you are alone, but learn to be more shameful in your own presence than in the presence of others.

One should not pursue all kinds of happiness, but only noble happiness.

Pursue beauty without blaspheming beauty. This kind of love is legitimate.

It is better to let others praise than to praise yourself

The realization of ideals only depends on doing, not empty talk.

To act against your health with unbridled behavior is to betray your health with your own lust.

It is good to praise good things, but to praise bad things is the behavior of a liar and a treacherous person.

Sea water is both the purest and the most impure. For fish, it is drinkable and beneficial; for humans, it is not drinkable and harmful.

Where good comes from, evil also arises, but the means to avoid evil also arise.

If people did not fight against each other, there would be no need for laws to prohibit anyone from living as he pleases. Jealousy is a real source of turmoil.

Forgetting one's own shortcomings leads to pride and complacency.

Fools gain wisdom through misfortune.

The friendship of a single wise person is more valuable than the friendship of all stupid people.

Unwavering wisdom is the most precious thing, surpassing all the rest.

Wisdom has three fruits: first, thoughtful thinking, second, appropriate language, and third, fair behavior.

If children allow themselves to do whatever they want without working, they will neither learn literature, nor music, nor physical education, nor the knowledge that ensures moral attainment. Etiquette at its highest.

A person who doesn’t even have a good friend is not worth living at all.

The mind should be accustomed to draw happiness from itself.

Wisdom has three fruits: first, thoughtful thinking, second, appropriate language, and third, just behavior.

Thinking but not considering