Be moderate in order to taste the joys of life in abundance.

It is impossible to live a pleasant life without living wisely and well and justly. And it is impossible to live wisely and well and justly without living a pleasant life.

We have been born once and there can be no second birth. Fir all eternity we shall no longer be. But you, although you are not master of tomorrow, are postponing your happiness.

We should look for someone to eat and drink with before looking for something to eat and drink.

Most men are in a coma when they are at rest and mad when they act.

Haec ego non multis (scribo), sed tibi: satis enim magnum alter alteri theatrum sumus. I am writing this not to many, but to you: certainly we are a great enough audience for each other.

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