Children find everything in nothing; men find nothing in everything.

There's no greater sign of being a poor philosopher and wise man than wanting all of life to be wise and philosophical.

Death is not an evil, because it frees us from all evils, and while it takes away good things, it takes away also the desire for them. Old age is the supreme evil, because it deprives us of all pleasures, leaving us only the appetite for them, and it brings with it all sufferings. Nevertheless, we fear death, and we desire old age.

Ignorance is the greatest source of happiness.

The surest way of concealing from others the boundaries of one s own knowledge is not to overstep them.

The most solid pleasure in this life is the empty pleasure of illusion.

Men seldom act from a correct sense of what may be harmful or useful to them.