Men find happiness neither by means of the body nor through possessions, but through uprightness and wisdom.
Raising children is an uncertain thing; success is reached only after a life of battle and worry.
The wise man belongs to all countries, for the home of a great soul is the whole world.
Life unexamined, is not worth living.
Our sins are more easily remembered than our good deeds.
The brave man is not only he who overcomes the enemy, but he who is stronger than pleasures. Some men are masters of cities, but are enslaved to women.