So death, the most terrifying of ills, is nothing to us, since so long as we exist, death is not with us; but when death comes, then we do not exist. It does not then concern either the living or the dead, since for the former it is not, and the latter are no more.

We must consider both the ultimate end and all clear sensory evidence, to which we refer our opinions; for otherwise everything will be full of uncertainty and confusion.

Of all the gifts that wise Providence grants us to make life full and happy, friendship is the most beautiful.

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

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.

What will happen to me if that which this desire seeks is achieved, and what if it is not?

Death does not concern us, because as long as we exist, death is not here. And when it does come, we no longer exist.