Nothing is enough for the man to whom enough is too little.

When we say that pleasure is the end, we do not mean the pleasure of the profligate or that which depends on physical enjoyment--as some think who do not understand our teachings, disagree with them, or give them an evil interpretation--but by pleasure we mean the state wherein the body is free from pain and the mind from anxiety.

If you wish to make Pythocles rich, do not add to his store of money, but subtract from his desires.

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

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.

Death is meaningless to the living because they are living, and meaningless to the dead… because they are dead.

When someone admits one and rejects another which is equally in accordance with the appearances, it is clear that he has quitted all physical explanation and descended into myth.