The misfortune of the wise is better than the prosperity of the fool.

There is no such thing as justice in the abstract; it is merely a compact between men.

There is no such thing as justice in the abstract; it is merely a compact between men in their various relations with each other, in whatever circumstances they may be, that they will neither injure nor be injured.

Pleasure is the beginning and the end of living happily. Epicurus taught: Pleasure, defined as freedom from pain, is the highest good.

Of all the means to insure happiness throughout the whole life, by far the most important is the acquisition of friends.

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

We must, therefore, pursue the things that make for happiness, seeing that when happiness is present, we have everything; but when it is absent, we do everything to possess it.