Natural wealth is limited and easily obtained; the wealth defined by vain fancies is always beyond reach.

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.

Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is not omnipotent. Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent. Is he both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil? Is he neither able nor willing? Then why call him God?

If death causes you no pain when you're dead, it is foolish to allow the fear of it to cause you pain now.

The flesh believes that pleasure is limitless and that it requires unlimited time; but the mind, understanding the end and limit of the flesh and ridding itself of fears of the future, secures a complete life and has no longer any need for unlimited time.

Where I am death is not, where death is I am not.

Natural wealth is limited and easily obtained; the wealth defined by vain fancies is always beyond reach.