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.

Many much-learned men have no intelligence.

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

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

The sweetest things become the most bitter by excess.

Men have made an idol of luck as an excuse for their own thoughtlessness.

Tis hard to fight with anger but the prudent man keeps it under control.