The man least dependent upon the morrow goes to meet the morrow most cheerfully.

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

Of all the means to insure happiness throughout the whole life, by far the most important is the acquisition of friends.

Moreover, the universe as a whole is infinite, for whatever is limited has an outermost edge to limit it, and such an edge is defined by something beyond. Since the universe has no edge, it has no limit; and since it lacks a limit, it is infinite and unbounded. Moreover, the universe is infinite both in the number of its atoms and in the extent of its void.

It is impossible to live a pleasant life without living wisely and well and justly. And it is impossible to live wisely and well and justly without living a pleasant life.

Launch your boat, blessed youth, and flee at full speed from every form of culture.

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.