Why should I fear death? If I am, death is not. If death is, I am not. Why should I fear that which can only exist when I do not?

The term "incorporeal" is properly applied only to the void, which cannot act or be acted on. Since the soul can act and be acted upon, it is corporeal.

Of all the things which wisdom provides to make us entirely happy, much the greatest is the possession of friendship.

Many friends are the key to happiness

The pleasant life is not produced by continual drinking and dancing, nor sexual intercourse, nor rare dishes of sea food and other delicacies of a luxurious table. On the contrary, it is produced by sober reasoning which examines the motives for every choice and avoidance, driving away beliefs which are the source of mental disturbances.

Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempest.

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