The things you really need are few and easy to come by; but the things you can imagine you need are infinite, and you will never be satisfied.

But the universe is infinite.

Neither one should hesitate about dedicating oneself to philosophy when young, nor should get tired of doing it when one's old, because no one is ever too young or too old to reach one's soul's healthy.

The honor paid to a wise man is a great good for those who honor him.

Not what we have But what we enjoy, constitutes our abundance.

A strong belief in fate is the worst kind of slavery; on the other hand, there is a comfort in the thought that God will be moved by our prayers.

I have never wished to cater to the crowd; for what I know they do not approve, and what they approve I do not know.