Quote by Democritus Download Open image ““No one regards the things before his feet, But views with care the regions of the sky.”” — Democritus ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.1 out of 5 (10 ratings) Copy quoteShare
“You can't see and feel the sky if you keep looking to the ground.” — Abdel Halim Boudekhana Copy Share Image
“there are moments when we understand that the earth and the sky and the presences that may lie behind them are always with us.” — James Lee Burke Copy Share Image
“Perhaps, at such moments, the sky is no more than the sum of the dirt that lives in our human eyes.” — Martin Amis Copy Share Image
“Some people make the sky more beautiful to gaze upon. They stay in our lives for awhile, leave footprints on our hearts, and we… — Flavia Weedn Copy Share Image
“There is always a patch of blue sky to lovers, although the rest of the world may see nothing but their umbrellas.” — Victor Hugo Copy Share Image
“I used to measure the skies, now I measure the shadows of Earth. Sky-bound was the mind, earthbound the body rests.” — Johannes Kepler 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