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

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.

Some men are masters of cities, but are enslaved to women.

Nature . . . has buried truth deep in the bottom of the sea.

Good breeding in cattle depends on physical health, but in men on a well-formed character.

We think there is color, we think there is sweet, we think there is bitter, but in reality there are atoms and a void.

The brave man is not only he who overcomes the enemy, but he who is stronger than pleasures.