No one regards the things before his feet, But views with care the regions of the sky.
The first principles of the universe are atoms and empty space; everything else is merely thought to exist.
Sexual intercourse is a slight attack of apoplexy.
Throw moderation to the winds, and the greatest pleasures bring the greatest pains.
Happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold, happiness dwells in the soul.
The pride of youth is in strength and beauty, the pride of old age is in discretion.
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.
You can tell the man who rings true from the man who rings false, not by his deeds alone, but also his desires.
Nothing exists except atoms and empty space; everything else is opinion.
Men find happiness neither by means of the body nor through possessions, but through uprightness and wisdom.
The wise man belongs to all countries, for the home of a great soul is the whole world.
Our sins are more easily remembered than our good deeds.
More men have become great through practice than by nature.