The honor paid to a wise man is a great good for those who honor him.
Never say that I have taken it, only that I have given it back.
If death causes you no pain when you're dead, it is foolish to allow the fear of it to cause you pain now.
The noble soul occupies itself with wisdom and friendship.
Of all the gifts that wise Providence grants us to make life full and happy, friendship is the most beautiful.
Why are you afraid of death? Where you are, death is not. Where death is, you are not. What is it that you fear.