I was not; I have been; I am not; I do not mind.
Pleasure is the first good. It is the beginning of every choice and every aversion. It is the absence of pain in the body and of troubles in the soul.
The words of that philosopher who offers no therapy for human suffering are empty and vain.
I would rather be first in a little Iberian village than second in Rome.
We cannot live pleasantly without living wisely and nobly and righteously.
Empty is the argument of the philosopher which does not relieve any human suffering.