Everything existing in the universe is the fruit of chance and necessity.
[I would] rather discover one cause than gain the kingdom of Persia.
Nothing exists except atoms and empty space; everything else is opinion.
Many much-learned men have no intelligence.
No power and no treasure can outweigh the extension of our knowledge.
Now as of old the gods give men all good things, excepting only those that are baneful and injurious and useless. These, now as of old, are not gifts of the gods: men stumble into them themselves because of their own blindness and folly.
If thou suffer injustice, console thyself; the true unhappiness is in doing it.
By desiring little, a poor man makes himself rich.
Happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold, happiness dwells in the soul.
It is godlike ever to think on something beautiful and on something new.
Our sins are more easily remembered than our good deeds.
I would rather discover one true cause than gain the kingdom of Persia.
Do not trust all men, but trust men of worth; the former course is silly, the latter a mark of prudence.
Raising children is an uncertain thing; success is reached only after a life of battle and worry.
The wrongdoer is more unfortunate than the man wronged.
