Occupation: Philosopher Birth: 460 Bc Death: 370 Bc
Hope of ill gain is the beginning of loss..
Everything existing in the universe is the fruit of chance and necessity..
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..
More men have become great through practice than by nature..
Man is a universe in little [Microcosm]..
The wise man’s home is the universe..
People sometimes rationalize their greed by saying that it is all for the good of their children but this is nothing but an excuse they use to make t….
One should practice much sense, not much learning..
The pride of youth is in strength and beauty, the pride of old age is in discretion..
Some men are masters of cities, but are enslaved to women..
Our sins are more easily remembered than our good deeds..
We know nothing in reality; for truth lies in an abyss..
Everywhere man blames nature and fate yet his fate is mostly but the echo of his character and passion, his mistakes and his weaknesses..
My enemy is not the man who wrongs me, but the man who means to wrong me..
Sexual intercourse is a slight attack of apoplexy..
Happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold, happiness dwells in the soul..
The man enslaved to wealth can never be honest..
The wise man belongs to all countries, for the home of a great soul is the whole world..
Life unexamined, is not worth living..
Men find happiness neither by means of the body nor through possessions, but through uprightness and wisdom..