Is he neither able nor willing? Then why call him God?

Let no young man delay the study of philosophy, and let no old man become weary of it; for it is never too early nor too late to care for the well-being of the soul.

When we exist, death is not yet present, and when death is present, then we do not exist.

Only the just man enjoys peace of mind.

A blessed and indestructible being has no trouble himself and brings no trouble upon any other being; so he is free from anger and partiality, for all such things imply weakness.

Some men spend their whole life furnishing for themselves the things proper to life without realizing that at our birth each of us was poured a mortal brew to drink.

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.