Words from Democritus

[“Of practical wisdom these are the three fruits: to deliberate well, to speak to the point, to do what is right.” Rediscovered on a piece of cardboard tucked away on a bookshelf.]

My son Ben wrote out these words from Democritus of Abdera (circa 460-370 BCE) some years ago. I think they’re worth sharing. The English rendering is a standard one. I’d like to call Ben (a philosophy major) Democritus Jr., but that name was already claimed by Robert Burton.