The words of that philosopher who offers no therapy for human suffering are empty and vain.

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

The wise man thinks of fame just enough to avoid being despised.

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.

If you wish to make Pythocles rich, do not add to his store of money, but subtract from his desires.

Death is nothing to us, since when we are, death has not come, and when death has come, we are not.

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