There is no such thing as justice in the abstract; it is merely a compact between men.

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.

I have never wished to cater to the crowd; for what I know they do not approve, and what they approve I do not know.

So death, the most terrifying of ills, is nothing to us, since so long as we exist, death is not with us; but when death comes, then we do not exist. It does not then concern either the living or the dead, since for the former it is not, and the latter are no more.

He who doesn't find a little enough will find nothing enough.

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.

All sensations are true; pleasure is our natural goal.