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

Poverty is a virtue which one can teach oneself.

I am called a dog because I fawn on those who give me anything, I yelp at those who refuse, and I set my teeth in rascals.

Calumny is only the noise of madmen.

Most men are within a finger's breadth of being mad.

I am not an Athenian or a Greek, but a citizen of the world.

The health and vigor necessary for the practice of what is good, depend equally on both mind and body.