 Adopting a strong distinction between appearance and reality, and denying the accuracy of appearances, as we see him do in the above quotation, Democritus was seen by some ancient sources (especially Sextus Empiricus) as a sort of skeptic, yet the evidence is unclear. It is true that Democritus is quoted as saying, “In truth we know nothing; for truth is in the depths” (DK68B117/LM27D24). So for him, the truth is not given in the appearances. Yet, even Sextus seems to agree that Democritus allows for knowledge: