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.
Natural wealth is limited and easily obtained; the wealth defined by vain fancies is always beyond reach.
The acquisition of riches has been for many men, not an end, but a change, of troubles.
The wise man thinks of fame just enough to avoid being despised.
What will happen to me if that which this desire seeks is achieved, and what if it is not?
The magnitude of pleasure reaches its limit in the removal of all pain. When such pleasure is present, so long as it is uninterrupted, there is no pain either of body or of mind or of both together.