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

The honor paid to a wise man is a great good for those who honor him.

Why should I fear death? If I am, death is not. If death is, I am not. Why should I fear that which can only exist when I do not?

Let no one delay the study of philosophy while young nor weary of it when old.

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.

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.

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