Wherever any one is against his will, that is to him a prison.

Liars are the cause of all the sins and crimes in the world.

It is better to die of hunger having lived without grief and fear, than to live with a troubled spirit, amid abundance

You may fetter my leg, but Zeus himself cannot get the better of my free will.

Be not diverted from your duty by any idle reflections the silly world may make upon you, for their censures are not in your power and should not be at all your concerns.

I must die. Must I then die lamenting? I must be put in chains. Must I then also lament? I must go into exile. Does any man then hinder me from going with smiles and cheerfulness and contentment?

The pleasure which we most rarely experience gives us greatest delight.