What men fear is not that death is annihilation but that it is not.
Let nothing be done in your life, which will cause you fear if it becomes known to your neighbor.
I never desired to please the rabble. What pleased them, I did not learn; and what I knew was far removed from their understanding.
We cannot live pleasantly without living wisely and nobly and righteously.
Empty is the argument of the philosopher which does not relieve any human suffering.
Only the just man enjoys peace of mind.