Democritus Quotes About Pleasure

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  • The brave man is not only he who overcomes the enemy, but he who is stronger than pleasures.

    Philosophy   Men  
    "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. 163), 1948.
  • Throw moderation to the winds, and the greatest pleasures bring the greatest pains.

    "Source Book in Ancient Philosophy". Book by Charles Montague Bakewell, 1907.
  • The brave man is not only he who overcomes the enemy, but he who is stronger than pleasures. Some men are masters of cities, but are enslaved to women.

    Men   Cities  
    "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. 163), 1948.
  • Moderation multiplies pleasures, and increases pleasure.

    "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. 163), 1948.
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Democritus

  • Born: 460 BC
  • Died: 370 BC
  • Occupation: Philosopher