A beneficent person is like a fountain watering the earth, and spreading fertility; it is, therefore, more delightful to give than to receive.

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

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

Men are so thoughtless, nay, so mad, that some, through fear of death, force themselves to die.

Of all the things which wisdom provides to make us entirely happy, much the greatest is the possession of friendship.

Natural wealth is limited and easily obtained; the wealth defined by vain fancies is always beyond reach.

Of all the means to insure happiness throughout the whole life, by far the most important is the acquisition of friends.