What will happen to me if that which this desire seeks is achieved, and what if it is not?
He who has peace of mind disturbs neither himself nor another.
Let nothing be done in your life, which will cause you fear if it becomes known to your neighbor.
Justice... is a kind of compact not to harm or be harmed.
The wise man neither rejects life nor fears death... just as he does not necessarily choose the largest amount of food, but, rather, the pleasantest food, so he prefers not the longest time, but the most pleasant.
The wise man who has become accustomed to necessities knows better how to share with others than how to take from them, so great a treasure of self-sufficiency has he found.