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Ideas of Democritus (attrib), by Text
[Greek, fl. 270 BCE, later ideas (mostly ethical) attributed to Democritus, but unlikely to be authentic.]
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B041
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p.99
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497
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Be virtuous from duty, not from fear
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B042
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p.99
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498
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It is a great thing, when one is in adversity, to think of duty
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B043
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p.99
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499
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Repentance of shameful deeds is salvation
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B045
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p.99
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500
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The wrongdoer is more unfortunate than the person wronged
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B051
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p.100
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501
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Reason is a more powerful persuader than gold
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B057
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p.100
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502
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Good breeding in men means having a good character
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B062
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p.100
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503
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Virtue doesn't just avoid evil, but also doesn't desire it
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B069
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p.101
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505
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Good and true are the same for everyone, but pleasures differ
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B070
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p.101
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506
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Immoderate desire is the mark of a child, not an adult
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B073
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p.101
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507
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Virtuous love consists of decorous desire for the beautiful
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B074
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p.101
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508
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Only accept beneficial pleasures
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B098
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p.102
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511
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It is better to have one intelligent friend than many unintelligent
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B105
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p.103
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514
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Beauty is merely animal without intelligence
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B160
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p.106
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518
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A bad life is just a drawn-out death
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B190
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p.109
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519
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One must avoid even speaking of evil deeds
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B194
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p.110
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520
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The great pleasures come from the contemplation of noble works
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B207
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p.111
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521
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We should only choose pleasures which are concerned with the beautiful
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B211
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p.111
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522
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Moderation brings more pleasures, and so increases pleasure
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B214
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p.111
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523
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It is as brave to master pleasure as to overcome the enemy
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B219
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p.191
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1539
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The endless desire for money is a crueller slavery than poverty
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B242
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p.113
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524
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Virtue comes more from practice than from nature
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B244
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p.113
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525
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Behave well when alone, and feel shame in you own eyes
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B251
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p.191
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1541
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It is better to be poor in a democracy than be rich without freedom
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B284
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p.117
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526
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Small appetite makes poverty equal to wealth
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