An irreligious man is not one who denies the gods of the majority, but one who applies to the gods the opinions of the majority. For what most men say about the gods are not ideas derived from sensation, but false opinions, according to which the greatest evils come to the wicked, and the greatest blessings come to the good from the gods.

The man least dependent upon the morrow goes to meet the morrow most cheerfully.

There is no such thing as justice in the abstract; it is merely a compact between men.

Empty is the argument of the philosopher which does not relieve any human suffering.

Why should I fear death? If I am, death is not. If death is, I am not. Why should I fear that which can only exist when I do not?

Of all the means to insure happiness throughout the whole life, by far the most important is the acquisition of friends.

Do everything like someone is gazing at you.