Death is nothing to us: for after our bodies have been dissolved by death they are without sensation, and that which lacks sensation is nothing to us. And therefore a right understanding of death makes mortality enjoyable, not because it adds to an infinite span of time, but because it takes away the craving for immortality.

Be moderate in order to taste the joys of life in abundance.

All friendship is desirable in itself, though it starts from the need of help

What men fear is not that death is annihilation but that it is not.

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

Nothing is sufficient for the person who finds sufficiency too little

The time when most of you should withdraw into yourself is when you are forced to be in a crowd.