Any man who does not think that what he has is more than ample, is an unhappy man, even if he is the master of the whole world.

It is better for you to be free of fear lying upon a pallet, than to have a golden couch and a rich table and be full of trouble.

Riches do not exhilarate us so much with their possession as they torment us with their loss.

Justice... is a kind of compact not to harm or be harmed.

If the gods have the will to remove evil and cannot, then they are not all-powerful. If they are neither able nor willing, they are neither all-powerful or benevolent. If they are both able and willing to annihilate evil, why does it exist?

If you wish to make Pythocles rich, do not add to his store of money, but subtract from his desires.

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