Never say that I have taken it, only that I have given it back.

Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent.

Against other things it is possible to obtain security, but when it comes to death we human beings all live in an unwalled city.

If God listened to the prayers of men, all men would quickly have perished: for they are forever praying for evil against one another.

Death, the most dreaded of evils, is therefore of no concern to us; for while we exist death is not present, and when death is present we no longer exist.

Let no one delay the study of philosophy while young nor weary of it when old.

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.