Tranquility arises for human beings from moderation in enjoyment and a balanced life.
anthropoisin euthumien ginesthai metrioteiti terpsis kai biou summetriein.
Philosophers
Democritus
Born around 460 BCE in Abdera, Thrace, Democritus was an ancient Greek natural philosopher who, together with his teacher Leucippus, proposed that the fundamental constituents of reality are 'atoms' (indivisible particles) and 'void' (empty space). Known as 'the laughing philosopher,' his ethical vision locating human happiness in euthymia (tranquility of mind) was carried forward by Epicurus.
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Democritus's Other Quotes
Courage begins the difficult deed, but fortune governs its outcome.
Color exists by convention, sweet by convention, bitter by convention; in reality there are only atoms and void.
He who would be tranquil should not undertake too many things, either private or public.
For those who want more, time is never enough.
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The purpose of human existence is to attain supreme happiness.
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As in all things, we suffer from excess in reading too. Many books are a burden, not an ornament.
-- Seneca
He who would be tranquil should not undertake too many things, either private or public.
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For those who want more, time is never enough.
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The pleasant life is produced not by endless drinking and revelry but by sober reasoning.
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Use things only as much as they help, and let them go when they do not
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