The animal needing something knows how much it needs, the man does not.

Democritus

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Topic

Man and animals Appetite Excess

Author

Democritus

Medium

Presocratic fragment Fragment

Genre

Philosophical literature

Language

Greek

Time

370 BC 370s BC 4th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Occupation

Philosopher

From

Greece Europe Ancient Greece

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Citation

Democritus. c. 370 BC, fragment 198.

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Source
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Medium
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Author

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Source
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Genre
Political literature Philosophical literature
Language
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Time
350 BC 350s BC 4th century BC
Era
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Authentication Score 1
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