We must meditate on what brings happiness, since when it has, it has everything, and when he misses, we do everything to have it

Any device whatever by which one frees himself from the fear of others is a natural good.

Not what we have But what we enjoy, constitutes our abundance.

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

Neither one should hesitate about dedicating oneself to philosophy when young, nor should get tired of doing it when one's old, because no one is ever too young or too old to reach one's soul's healthy.

Luxurious food and drinks, in no way protect you from harm. Wealth beyond what is natural, is no more use than an overflowing container. Real value is not generated by theaters, and baths, perfumes or ointments, but by philosophy.

When we say that pleasure is the end, we do not mean the pleasure of the profligate or that which depends on physical enjoyment--as some think who do not understand our teachings, disagree with them, or give them an evil interpretation--but by pleasure we mean the state wherein the body is free from pain and the mind from anxiety.