The words of that philosopher who offers no therapy for human suffering are empty and vain.
Nothing is sufficient for the person who finds sufficiency too little
Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not.
I would rather be first in a little Iberian village than second in Rome.
As if they were our own handiwork we place a high value on our characters.
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.