One great difference between a wise man and a fool is, the former only wishes for what he may possibly obtain; the latter desires impossibilities.

The whole Earth is at the hand of the wise man, since the fatherland of an elevated soul is the Universe.

The wise man’s home is the universe.

There are some men who are masters of cities but slaves to women.

Men have fashioned an image of Chance as an excuse for their own stupidity. For Chance rarely conflicts with intelligence, and most things in life can be set in order by an intelligent sharpsightedness.

The animal needing something knows how much it needs, the man does not.

More men have become great through practice than by nature.

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.