Democritus Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

Democritus said, words are but the shadows of actions.

— Plutarch

“And were the vision of Democritus to have been adopted by Western civilization, instead of being cast aside for the pale views of Plato…

— Carl Sagan

Democritus says, "But we know nothing really; for truth lies deep down."

— Diogenes

“When we sense something, it is due to the movement of atoms in space. When I see the moon it is because "moon atoms"…

— Jostein Gaarder

“Democritus and Heraclitus were two philosophers, of whom the first, finding the condition of man vain and ridiculous, never went out in public but…

— Michel de Montaigne

“Why does Alexander the Great never tell us about the exact location of his tomb, Fermat about his Last Theorem, John Wilkes Booth about…

— Carl Sagan

Democritus's work on the void was revolutionary.

— Leon M. Lederman

“Democritus and Heraclitus were two philosophers, of whom the first, finding the condition of man vain and ridiculous, never went out in public but…

— Michel de Montaigne

Happiness resides not in possessions and not in golds; the feeling of happiness dwells in the soul. Democritus

— Democritus

“The void is 'not-being,' and no part of 'what is' is a 'not-being,'; for what 'is' in the strict sense of the term is…

— Aristotle

After all, the commonplaces are the great poetic truths.

— Robert Louis Stevenson

The way a great poet takes an idea, small like the bud of a flower and makes it bloom. And makes you feel deeply..

— Melody Minagar