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Quote of Democritus: Life in a foreign country teaches...


Biography - Democritus:

Greek philosopher.
Born: -460 - Died: -370
Period:
4th century BC
5th century BC
Place of birth: Greece
Greece

Life in a foreign country teaches self-sufficiency; for bread and bed are the sweetest cures for hunger and fatigue.


Note 

Note



Fragment 246.


Quote source: Fragments



Translation

Translation

(French, German)



French
Le séjour à l'étranger nous apprend à ne dépendre que de nous-mêmes pour notre existence; un pain d'orge et un lit de paille sont les remèdes les plus agréable à la faim et à la fatigue.

German
Das Leben in der Fremde lehrt Genügsamkeit. Ein Stück Brot und eine Streu sind hochwillkommene Mittel gegen Hunger und Ermattung.




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