Maxioms by Democritus
My enemy is not the man who wrongs me, but the man who means to wrong me.
My enemy is not the man who wrongs me, but the man who means to wrong me.
You can tell the man who rings true from the man who rings false, not by his deeds alone, but read more
You can tell the man who rings true from the man who rings false, not by his deeds alone, but also his desires.
Do not trust all men, but trust men of worth; the former course is silly, the latter a mark of read more
Do not trust all men, but trust men of worth; the former course is silly, the latter a mark of prudence.
The wrongdoer is more unfortunate than the man wronged.
The wrongdoer is more unfortunate than the man wronged.
Throw moderation to the winds, and the greatest pleasures bring the greatest pains.
Throw moderation to the winds, and the greatest pleasures bring the greatest pains.