It is impossible to live a pleasant life without living wisely and well and justly. And it is impossible to live wisely and well and justly without living a pleasant life.

All friendship is desirable in itself, though it starts from the need of help

If God listened to the prayers of men, all men would quickly have perished: for they are forever praying for evil against one another.

There are infinite worlds both like and unlike this world of ours. For the atoms being infinite in number... are borne on far out into space.

Those desires that do not bring pain if they are not satisfied are not necessary; and they are easily thrust aside whenever to satisfy them appears difficult or likely to cause injury.

He who is not satisfied with a little, is satisfied with nothing .

To be rich is not the end, but only a change, of worries.