Quote of Democritus: Do not try to understand everything...
Biography - Democritus:
Greek philosopher.
Born: -460 - Died: -370
Period:
4th century BC
5th century BC
Place of birth: Greece
Born: -460 - Died: -370
Period:
4th century BC
5th century BC
Place of birth: Greece
Do not try to understand everything, lest you become ignorant of everything.
Note
Fragment 169.
Quote source: Fragments
Translation
(French, German)
See also...
Quotes for: to know
Mistakes are, after all, the foundations of truth, and if a man does not know what a thing is, it is at least an increase in knowledge if he knows what it is not.
The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.
Quotes about ignorance:
The evil that is in the world almost always comes of ignorance, and good intentions may do as much harm as malevolence if they lack understanding.
Suppose a man can convince me of error and bring home to me that I am mistaken in thought or act; I shall be glad to alter, for the truth is what I pursue, and no one was ever injured by the truth, whereas he is injured who continues in his own self-deception and ignorance.
Democritus also said...
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