Nothing exists except atoms and empty space; everything else is opinion.
By convention sweet, by convention bitter, by convention hot, by convention cold, by convention colour: but in reality atoms and void.
Man is a universe in little.
Happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold. Happiness dwells in the soul. The brave man is he who overcomes not only his enemies but his pleasures.
Medicine heals diseases of the body, wisdom frees the soul from passions. Neither a great body nor abundance of gold can make a man happy. Happiness and well-being belong to the soul.
Everywhere man blames nature and fate, yet his fate is mostly but the echo of his character and passions, his mistakes and weaknesses.
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