If the gods have the will to remove evil and cannot, then they are not all-powerful. If they are neither able nor willing, they are neither all-powerful or benevolent. If they are both able and willing to annihilate evil, why does it exist?

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

Let no young man delay the study of philosophy, and let no old man become weary of it; for it is never too early nor too late to care for the well-being of the soul.

If you wish to make Pythocles rich, do not add to his store of money, but subtract from his desires.

Empty is the argument of the philosopher which does not relieve any human suffering.

The greater the Difficulty the more Glory in surmounting it, and the loss of false Joys secures to us a much better Possession of real ones.

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.