He who has peace of mind disturbs neither himself nor another.

Justice is a contract of expediency, entered upon to prevent men harming or being harmed.

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.

A blessed and indestructible being has no trouble himself and brings no trouble upon any other being; so he is free from anger and partiality, for all such things imply weakness.

The wise man thinks of fame just enough to avoid being despised.

A free life cannot acquire many possessions, because this is not easy to do without servility to mobs or monarchs.

Virtue consisteth of three parts,--temperance, fortitude, and justice.