Democritus

Quotes

• “Raising children is an uncertain thing; success is reached only after a life of battle and worry.”
• “Happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold, happiness dwells in the soul.”
• “Everything existing in the universe is the fruit of chance and necessity.”
• “Nothing exists except atoms and empty space; everything else is opinion.”
• “No power and no treasure can outweigh the extension of our knowledge.”
• “Many much-learned men have no intelligence.”