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> [Now as of old the gods give men all good things, excepting only those that are baneful and injurious and useless. These, now as of old, are not gifts of the gods: men stumble into them themselves because of their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/democritus/now-as-of-old-the-gods-give-men-all-good-things-excepting-only-those/)

[Democritus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/democritus/)

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## More by Democritus

> [If your desires are not great, a little will seem much to you; for small appetite makes poverty equivalent to wealth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/democritus/if-your-desires-are-not-great-a-little-will-seem-much-to-you-for/)

[Democritus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/democritus/)

> [Men will cease to be fools only when they cease to be men.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/democritus/men-will-cease-to-be-fools-only-when-they-cease-to-be-men/)

[Democritus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/democritus/)

> [Nothing exists but atoms and the void.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/democritus/nothing-exists-but-atoms-and-the-void/)

[Democritus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/democritus/)

> [If thou suffer injustice, console thyself; the true unhappiness is in doing it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/democritus/if-thou-suffer-injustice-console-thyself-the-true-unhappiness-is-in/)

[Democritus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/democritus/)

> [Men have made an idol of luck as an excuse for their own thoughtlessness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/democritus/men-have-made-an-idol-of-luck-as-an-excuse-for-their-own/)

[Democritus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/democritus/)

> [By desiring little, a poor man makes himself rich.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/democritus/by-desiring-little-a-poor-man-makes-himself-rich/)

[Democritus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/democritus/)

> [People sometimes rationalize their greed by saying that it is all for the good of their children but this is nothing but an excuse…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/democritus/people-sometimes-rationalize-their-greed-by-saying-that-it-is-all-for/)

[Democritus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/democritus/)

> [Beautiful objects are wrought by study through effort, but ugly things are reaped automatically without toil.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/democritus/beautiful-objects-are-wrought-by-study-through-effort-but-ugly-things/)

[Democritus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/democritus/)

> [Nature and education are somewhat similar. The latter transforms man, and in so doing creates a second nature.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/democritus/nature-and-education-are-somewhat-similar-the-latter-transforms-man/)

[Democritus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/democritus/)

> [The wise man’s home is the universe.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/democritus/the-wise-man-s-home-is-the-universe/)

[Democritus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/democritus/)

> [“Accept nothing pleasant unless it is beneficial.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/democritus/accept-nothing-pleasant-unless-it-is-beneficial/)

[Democritus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/democritus/)

> [Raising children is an uncertain thing; success is reached only after a life of battle and worry.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/democritus/raising-children-is-an-uncertain-thing-success-is-reached-only-after/)

[Democritus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/democritus/)

> [Nature . . . has buried truth deep in the bottom of the sea.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/democritus/nature-has-buried-truth-deep-in-the-bottom-of-the-sea/)

[Democritus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/democritus/)

> [More men have become great through practice than by nature.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/democritus/more-men-have-become-great-through-practice-than-by-nature/)

[Democritus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/democritus/)

> [Happiness resides not in possessions and not in golds; the feeling of happiness dwells in the soul. Democritus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/democritus/happiness-resides-not-in-possessions-and-not-in-golds-the-feeling-of/)

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