Quote #114,451 “Hope of ill gain is the beginning of loss.” — Democritus Hope of ill gain is the beginning of loss. Democritus Philosopher • Greek favorite_border 0 ios_share Share Twitter / X Facebook Copy Link content_copy Copy Quote check_circle Copied to clipboard! More from Democritus View All It is godlike ever to think on something beautiful and on something new. — Democritus favorite_border 0 ios_share Twitter / X Facebook Copy Link Now as of old the gods give men all good things, excepting only those that are baneful and injurious and useless. These, now as of old, are not gifts of the gods: men stumble into them themselves because of their own blindness and folly. — Democritus favorite_border 0 ios_share Twitter / X Facebook Copy Link If thou suffer injustice, console thyself; the true unhappiness is in doing it. — Democritus favorite_border 0 ios_share Twitter / X Facebook Copy Link Good means not merely not to do wrong, but rather not to desire to do wrong. — Democritus favorite_border 0 ios_share Twitter / X Facebook Copy Link