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5893 | A wise man has integrity, firmness of will, nobility, consistency, sobriety, patience |
5891 | Philosophy is the collection of rational arguments |
5879 | The soul is the heart, or blood in the heart, or part of the brain, of something living in heart or brain, or breath |
5884 | How can one mind perceive so many dissimilar sensations? |
5887 | The soul has a single nature, so it cannot be divided, and hence it cannot perish |
5886 | Like the eye, the soul has no power to see itself, but sees other things |
5885 | Souls contain no properties of elements, and elements contain no properties of souls |
5890 | We should not share the distress of others, but simply try to relieve it |
5894 | All men except philosophers fear poverty |
5895 | If one despises illiterate mechanics individually, they are not worth more collectively |