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.

Hope of ill gain is the beginning of loss.

The man who is fortunate in his choice of son-in-law gains a son; the man unfortunate in his choice loses his daughter also.

Nothing exists but atoms and the void.

According to convention there is a sweet and a bitter, a hot and a cold, and according to convention, there is an order. In truth, there are atoms and a void.

The wise man belongs to all countries, for the home of a great soul is the whole world.