The physical world is the only world there is. Live soberly, eat sparingly, don't do drugs. Knowledge and discovery is only good as long as it doesn't interfere with innocence and nature. I was there when the greatest man in the world died. Government should be run by experts.
Men are naturally self-serving and dangerous.
It is as easy to love a rich man as a poor one. The nail that sticks up should be hammered down. A wise ruler thinks always of his subjects. Some pleasures are better than others. Athena b. Homer c.