Not what we have But what we enjoy, constitutes our abundance.

Nothing is sufficient for the person who finds sufficiency too little

To eat and drink without a friend is to devour like the lion and the wolf.

Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempest.

Not what we have But what we enjoy, constitutes our abundance.

The wise man who has become accustomed to necessities knows better how to share with others than how to take from them, so great a treasure of self-sufficiency has he found.

The pleasant life is not produced by continual drinking and dancing, nor sexual intercourse, nor rare dishes of sea food and other delicacies of a luxurious table. On the contrary, it is produced by sober reasoning which examines the motives for every choice and avoidance, driving away beliefs which are the source of mental disturbances.