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Democritus Quotes about Desire

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It is hard to fight desire; but to control it is the sign of a reasonable man.

It is hard to fight desire; but to control it is the sign of a reasonable man.

Democritus
Fighting, Men, Desire
"Ancilla to the Pre-Socratic Philosophers: A Complete Translation of the Fragments in Diels Fragmente Der Vorsokratiker", translated by Kathleen Freeman, Harvard University Press, (p. 165), 1948.

If your desires are not great, a little will seem much to you; for small appetite makes poverty equivalent to wealth.

Democritus
Desire, Littles, Poverty
"Ancilla to the Pre-Socratic Philosophers: A Complete Translation of the Fragments in Diels Fragmente Der Vorsokratiker", translated by Kathleen Freeman, Harvard University Press, (p. 170), 1948.

Immoderate desire is the mark of a child, not a man.

Democritus
Children, Men, Desire
"Ancilla to the Pre-Socratic Philosophers: A Complete Translation of the Fragments in Diels Fragmente Der Vorsokratiker", translated by Kathleen Freeman, Harvard University Press, (p. 152), 1948.

Good means not [merely] not to do wrong, but rather not to desire to do wrong.

Democritus
Mean, Desire
"Source Book in Ancient Philosophy". Book by Charles Montague Bakewell, 1907.

You can tell the man who rings true from the man who rings false, not by his deeds alone, but also by his desires.

Democritus
Men, Desire, Deeds
"Source Book in Ancient Philosophy". Book by Charles Montague Bakewell, 1907.

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