Envy creates the beginning of strife.

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.

The first principles of the universe are atoms and empty space; everything else is merely thought to exist.

The offender, who repents, is not yet lost.

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

Reason is often a more powerful persuader than gold.

Hope of ill gain is the beginning of loss.