Neither one should hesitate about dedicating oneself to philosophy when young, nor should get tired of doing it when one's old, because no one is ever too young or too old to reach one's soul's healthy.

Let no one be slow to seek wisdom when he is young nor weary in the search of it when he has grown old. For no age is too early or too late for the health of the soul.

We should look for someone to eat and drink with before looking for something to eat and drink.

It is folly for a man to pray to the gods for that which he has the power to obtain by himself.

Freedom is the greatest fruit of self sufficiency.

We must, therefore, pursue the things that make for happiness, seeing that when happiness is present, we have everything; but when it is absent, we do everything to possess it.

If death causes you no pain when you're dead, it is foolish to allow the fear of it to cause you pain now.