Prosperity Quotes by Democritus

If your desires are not great, a little will seem much to you; for small appetite makes poverty equivalent to wealth.

— Democritus

Men will cease to be fools only when they cease to be men.

— Democritus

Nothing exists but atoms and the void.

— Democritus

If thou suffer injustice, console thyself; the true unhappiness is in doing it.

— Democritus

Men have made an idol of luck as an excuse for their own thoughtlessness.

— Democritus

By desiring little, a poor man makes himself rich.

— 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…

— Democritus

Beautiful objects are wrought by study through effort, but ugly things are reaped automatically without toil.

— Democritus

Nature and education are somewhat similar. The latter transforms man, and in so doing creates a second nature.

— Democritus

The wise man’s home is the universe.

— Democritus

“Accept nothing pleasant unless it is beneficial.”

— Democritus

Raising children is an uncertain thing; success is reached only after a life of battle and worry.

— Democritus