The wise man neither rejects life nor fears death... just as he does not necessarily choose the largest amount of food, but, rather, the pleasantest food, so he prefers not the longest time, but the most pleasant.

The things you really need are few and easy to come by; but the things you can imagine you need are infinite, and you will never be satisfied.

I was not; I have been; I am not; I do not mind.

I was not, I was, I am not, I care not. (Non fui, fui, non sum, non curo)

There is no such thing as justice or injustice among those beasts that cannot make agreements not to injure or be injured. This is also true of those tribes that are unable or unwilling to make agreements not to injure or be injured.

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

What will happen to me if that which this desire seeks is achieved, and what if it is not?