"Happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold, happiness dwells in the soul."
"Life unexamined, is not worth living."
Source: Source Book in Ancient Philosophy. Book by Charles Montague Bakewell, 1907.
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Democritus
Philosopher
Democritus was an ancient Greek philosopher known for developing the atomic theory of the universe and his ideas on happiness.
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