The whole Earth is at the hand of the wise man, since the fatherland of an elevated soul is the Universe.

Men should strive to think much and know little.

Poverty in a democracy is as much to be preferred to what is called prosperity under despots, as freedom is to slavery.

If your desires are not great, a little will seem much to you; for small appetite makes poverty equivalent to wealth.

Hope of ill gain is the beginning of loss.

The offender, who repents, is not yet lost.

Do not trust all men, but trust men of worth; the former course is silly, the latter a mark of prudence.