Knowledge Quote by Democritus Download Open image ““[I would] rather discover one cause than gain the kingdom of Persia.”” — Democritus ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.0 out of 5 (9 ratings) Copy quoteShare Knowledge Truth Understanding
I would rather discover one true cause than gain the kingdom of Persia. — Democritus Copy Share Image
“Unhappy Persia, that in former age Hast been the seat of mighty Conquerors, That in their prowesse and their policies, Have triumph over Africa.” — Christopher Marlowe Copy Share Image
“to Alexander the Great, who wept when there were no more worlds to conquer...” — Stanley Bing Copy Share Image
“When Alexander saw the breadth of his domain, he wept for there were no more worlds to conquer. (Technically a misquote, but I like… — Plutarch Copy Share Image
“We are conquering you for your own benefit,’ said the Persians.” — Yuval Noah Harari Copy Share Image
“Alexander (grinning): When Darius was scorching the earth, devastating villages and spoiling provisions, it drove me round the bend, but now indeed what have… — Andrew Chugg Copy Share Image
“It was an age of Empires. So is this one, not all that well disguised.” — Kurt Vonnegut Copy Share Image
“It would change everything, gentlemen. It would shift the entire balance of power in Europe-maybe the world. Alexander conquered half of it. Think what… — Rick Yancey Copy Share Image
“... because one kingdom goes to war with another, it does not mean all citizens of that kingdom agree with it. It is not… — Patrick Hall Copy Share Image
“History would be boring without conquerors, bloodthirsty warlords and saviors.” — Miltiades Varvounis Copy Share Image
“fallen empires of kings, dictators, and fools who were passionate, certain, and wrong.” — Bobby Adair Copy Share Image
“...no one should marvel at the ease with which Alexander [the Great] kept possession of Asia, or at the difficulties which others, like Pyrrhus… — Machiavelli Niccolo Copy Share Image
If your desires are not great, a little will seem much to you; for small appetite makes poverty equivalent to wealth. — Democritus Copy Share Image
If thou suffer injustice, console thyself; the true unhappiness is in doing it. — Democritus Copy Share Image
Men have made an idol of luck as an excuse for their own thoughtlessness. — Democritus Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Beautiful objects are wrought by study through effort, but ugly things are reaped automatically without toil. — Democritus Copy Share Image
Nature and education are somewhat similar. The latter transforms man, and in so doing creates a second nature. — Democritus Copy Share Image
Raising children is an uncertain thing; success is reached only after a life of battle and worry. — Democritus Copy Share Image
For successful education there must always be a certain freshness in the knowledge dealt with. It must be either new in itself or invested… — Alfred North Whitehead Copy Share Image
Nothing is so powerful as an insight into human nature... what compulsions drive a man, what instincts dominate his action. If you know these… — William Bernbach Copy Share Image
But I already saw no great difference between the psyche and spirituality. To amass knowledge without becoming wise is not my idea of progress… — M. Scott Peck Copy Share Image
If we will not interfere with our thought, but will act entirely, or see how the thing stands in God, we know the particular… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
An enlightened awareness is within each one of us, right at this moment. This enlightened awareness is truly unborn and marvellously illuminating; and everything… — Bankei Yotaku Copy Share Image
One of the deepest and strangest of all human moods is the mood which will suddenly strike us perhaps in a garden at night,… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“I never knew any man who had once tasted the sweetness of experimental knowledge, that ever afterward fasted after ye Vapour garlick and onions… — Carl Zimmer Copy Share Image
I would rather excel others in the knowledge of what is excellent than in the extent of my powers and dominion. — Alexander the Great Copy Share Image
We know accurately only when we know little, with knowledge doubt increases. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Copy Share Image
I've always been a believer in research. It's great to have an instinctual human reaction to a character, too, of course, but it has… — Chiwetel Ejiofor Copy Share Image
I am an aware citizen, so I want my characters to be aware, too. They should be aware of what's happening in the society… — Pankaj Tripathi Copy Share Image
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