Ancient Greek thinker Democritus believed human fate is shaped by character and choices. He argued people blame nature and ...

True courage isn’t defeating enemies—it’s mastering your own desires. Here’s why self-control is the hardest and most important battle.

THE Greek philosopher Democritus was not the first person to suggest matter is made of tiny particles. But he got the credit when scientists finally accepted the idea 2,000 years after his death.

What to do and avoid, to be happier. His curiosity led him to invent numerous theories, the biggest one being the theory of happiness. Here, he sought to understand what makes one happy, leading him ...

Democritus, a Greek scholar who is best known for his atomic theory, explains a profound truth about the nature of happiness in his thought. Democritus says 'Happiness resides not in possessions, and ...

IT is the epic of the successive dynasties of the atom that Mr. Gregory sets himself to recount in his very interesting book. From Democritus, who was the first to discuss atoms, down to the present ...