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Quote of Democritus - Happiness resides not in possessions, and...


Biography - Democritus:

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

Happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold, happiness dwells in the soul.



Translation

Translation

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French
Le bonheur ne consiste pas dans la possession de troupeaux et de l'or. C'est dans l'âme qu'est le siège de la béatitude.

German
Seligkeit wohnt nicht in Herden oder Gold: die Seele ist seligen Wesens Wohnsitz.




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It is preoccupation with possessions, more than anything else, that prevents us from living freely and nobly.




Quotes for: happiness


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Quotes about happiness:


I have decided to be happy because it's good for my health.





Happiness is sometimes hidden in the unknown.





The world of the happy man is a different one from that of the unhappy man.





Happiness is not easily won; it is hard to find it in ourselves and impossible to find it elsewhere.





A happy life, therefore, is one which is in accordance with its own nature.





Nothing is ever finished ; only a little happiness is needed for everything to begin again.











Quotes for: soul


Quotes

Quotes about soul:


Science without conscience is only ruin of the soul.





Since love grows within you, so beauty grows. For love is the beauty of the soul.





At any moment you choose you can retire within yourself. Nowhere can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul.





Do not trouble yourself, make yourself simple.





For souls nobly born valor doesn't await the passing of years.





Let no one be slow to seek wisdom when he is young nor weary in the search thereof when he is grown old. For no age is too early or too late for the health of the soul.











Quotes

Democritus also said...


Men should strive to think much and know little.





Raising children is an uncertain thing success is reached only after a life of battle and worry.





Do not trust all men, but trust men of worth the former course is silly, the latter a mark of prudence.





Hope of ill gain is the beginning of loss.












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