It is the privilege of the gods to want nothing, and of godlike men to want little.

Man is the most intelligent of the animals - and the most silly.

Wise kings generally have wise counselors; and he must be a wise man himself who is capable of distinguishing one.

We are more curious about the meaning of dreams than about things we see when awake.

The Sun visits cesspools without being defiled.

There is only a finger's difference between a wise man and a fool.

Nothing can be produced out of nothing.