Everywhere man blames nature and fate, yet his fate is mostly but the echo of his character and passions, his mistakes and weaknesses.

To a wise and good man the whole earth is his fatherland.

Do not trust all men, but trust men of worth; the former course is silly, the latter a mark of prudence.

If your desires are not great, a little will seem much to you; for small appetite makes poverty equivalent to wealth.

[I would] rather discover one cause than gain the kingdom of Persia.

Good means not merely not to do wrong, but rather not to desire to do wrong.

If thou sustain injustice, console thyself; the true unhappiness is in doing it

Everything existing in the universe is the fruit of chance and necessity.

Many much-learned men have no intelligence.

No power and no treasure can outweigh the extension of our knowledge.

Nothing exists except atoms and empty space; everything else is opinion.