Democritus, Fr. 65 March 6, 2014 ~ sententiaeantiquae ~ Leave a comment “One must foster thinking-much not learning-much.” πολυνοΐην, οὐ πολυμαθίην ἀσκέειν χρή. Share this: Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Like this:Like Loading...
Democritus fr.170 February 17, 2014 ~ sententiaeantiquae ~ Leave a comment “Happiness and unhappiness come from the soul.” εὐδαιμονίη ψυχῆς καὶ κακοδαιμονίη. Share this: Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Like this:Like Loading...
Democritus, Fr. 198 February 5, 2014 ~ sententiaeantiquae ~ Leave a comment “An animal that needs knows how much it requires, the man who needs knows not” τὸ χρῆιζον οἶδεν, ὁκόσον χρήιζει, ὁ δὲ χρήιζων οὐ γινώσκει. Share this: Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Like this:Like Loading...
Democritus, Fragment 50 January 24, 2014 ~ sententiaeantiquae ~ 1 Comment “A man wholly committed to money can never be just.” ὁ χρημάτων παντελῶς ἥσσων οὐκ ἄν ποτε εἴη δίκαιος. Share this: Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Like this:Like Loading...
Democritus, fr. 296 January 20, 2014 ~ sententiaeantiquae ~ 3 Comments “Old age is the perfect handicap: it has everything and lacks everything.” γῆρας ὁλόκληρός ἐστι πήρωσις· πάντ’ ἔχει καὶ πᾶσιν ἐνδεῖ. Share this: Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Like this:Like Loading...
Democritus, Fr. 200 January 16, 2014 ~ sententiaeantiquae ~ Leave a comment ‘Those who live without enjoying life are fools.’ ἀνοήμονες βιοῦσιν οὐ τερπόμενοι βιοτῆι. Share this: Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Like this:Like Loading...
Democritus, Fragment B231 (DK161) November 10, 2013 ~ sententiaeantiquae ~ 1 Comment “Wise is he who instead of grieving over what he lacks delights in what he has.” εὐγνώμων ὁ μὴ λυπεόμενος ἐφ᾿ οἷσιν οὖχ ἔχει, ἀλλὰ χαίρων ἐφ᾿ οἷσιν ἔχει Share this: Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Like this:Like Loading...
