A beneficent person is like a fountain watering the earth, and spreading fertility; it is, therefore, more delightful to give than to receive.
Natural wealth is limited and easily obtained; the wealth defined by vain fancies is always beyond reach.
Never say that I have taken it, only that I have given it back.
The fool, with all his other faults, has this also, he is always getting ready to live.
Man was not intended by nature to live in communities and be civilized.
He who understands the limits of life knows that it is easy to obtain that which removes the pain of want and makes the whole of life complete and perfect. Thus he has no longer any need of things which involve struggle.