No one regards the things before his feet, But views with care the regions of the sky. - Democritus

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No one regards the things before his feet, But views with care the regions of the sky.

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About Democritus

Democritus (c. 460 BC – c. 370 BC) was a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher. He is popularly known as "the laughing philosopher" for advocating a cheerful outlook, and for his rhetorical use of irony and ridicule. A pupil of Leucippus, he was an influential pre-Socratic philosopher who formulated an atomic theory of the universe. Of his voluminous writings, only a few fragments of his ethical theory remain, with descriptions by other writers of his atomic theory.

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Native Name: Δημόκριτος
Alternative Names: Democritus of Abdera Laughing Philosopher Demokritos
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To a wise man, the whole earth is open, because the country of a virtuous soul is the entire universe.

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