Democritus Quotes

19 quotes by 16 authors

According to Democritus, truth lies at the bottom of a well, the water of which serves as a mirror in which objects may be reflected.… — Charles Francis Richter
'By convention there is color, by convention sweetness, by convention bitterness, but in reality there are atoms and the void,' announced Democritus. The universe consists… — Edward Robert Harrison
Anaximenes and Anaxagoras and Democritus say that its [the earth's] flatness is responsible for it staying still: for it does not cut the air beneath… — Aristotle
One must state it plainly. Religion comes from the period of human pre-history where nobody - not even the mighty Democritus who concluded that all… — Christopher Hitchens
Democritus says, "But we know nothing really; for truth lies deep down." — Diogenes
I have often said, and oftener think, that this world is a comedy to those that think, a tragedy to those that feel â€“ a… — Horace Walpole
At first sight nothing seems more obvious than that everything has a beginning and an end, and that everything can be subdivided into smaller parts.… — Svante Arrhenius
He [Democritus] is probably best known for two of the most scientifically intuitive quotes ever uttered by an ancient: 'Nothing exists except atoms and space,… — Leon M. Lederman
The British philosopher Bertrand Russell said that philosophy went downhill after Democritus and did not recover until the Renaissance. — Leon M. Lederman
Mock on, mock on, Voltaire, Rousseau! Mock on, mock on: 'Tis all in vain! You throw the sand against the wind, And the wind blows… — William Blake
Democritus said, words are but the shadows of actions. — Plutarch
You should rather suppose that those are involved in worthwhile duties who wish to have daily as their closest friends Zeno, Pythagoras, Democritus and all… — Seneca the Younger
Democritus sometimes does away with what appears to the senses, and says that none of these appears according to truth but only according to opinion:… — Sextus Empiricus
The religious geniuses of all ages have been distinguished by this kind of religious feeling, which knows no dogma and no God conceived in man's… — Albert Einstein
Everywhere man blames nature and fate, yet his fate is mostly but the echo of his character, and passions, his mistakes, and weaknesses."--Democritus An Abundance… — John Green
Religion comes from the period of human prehistory where nobody - not even the mighty Democritus who concluded that all matter was made from atoms… — Christopher Hitchens
Theists only ever believe what they want to believe. If a bearded face appears in the wood grain or in a cloud formation, or on… — Steve Fowler
Happiness resides not in possessions and not in golds; the feeling of happiness dwells in the soul. Democritus — Democritus

Who Wrote These Democritus Quotes

16 authors contributed a total of 19 Democritus Quotes as follows: