Don't fear god, Don't worry about death; What is good is easy to get, and What is terrible is easy to endure

I was not, I was, I am not, I care not. (Non fui, fui, non sum, non curo)

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

It is better for you to be free of fear lying upon a pallet, than to have a golden couch and a rich table and be full of trouble.

The things you really need are few and easy to come by; but the things you can imagine you need are infinite, and you will never be satisfied.

A strict belief in fate is the worst of slavery, imposing upon our necks an everlasting lord and tyrant, whom we are to stand in awe of night and day.

It is impossible to live a pleasant life without living wisely and honorably and justly, and it is impossible to live wisely and honorably and justly without living pleasantly. Whenever any one of these is lacking, when, for instance, the man is not able to live wisely, though he lives honorably and justly, it is impossible for him to live a pleasant life.