"Happiness resides not in possessions and not in gold; happiness dwells in the soul." - Democritus

🏺 Philosophy

“Happiness resides not in possessions and not in gold; happiness dwells in the soul.”

Democritus locates true happiness within rather than in external wealth.

“Happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold; happiness dwells in the soul.”

— Democritus

“Happiness resides not in possessions and not in gold; the feeling of happiness dwells in the soul.”

— Democritus

“Nothing exists except atoms and empty space; everything else is opinion.”

— Democritus

“Good breeding in cattle depends on physical health but in men on a well-formed character”

— Democritus

“Happiness resides not in possessions and not in gold happiness dwells in the soul that practices kindness”

— Democritus

“If thou suffer injustice, console thyself; the true unhappiness is in doing it.”

— Democritus