A man's happiness,-to do the things proper to man.

He who lives in harmony with himself lives in harmony with the universe.

Be not careless in deeds, nor confused in words, nor rambling in thought.

Life is short. Do not forget about the most important things in our life, living for other people and doing good for them.

Discard everything except these few truths: we can live only in the present moment, in this brief now; all the rest of our life is dead and buried or shrouded in uncertainty. Short is the life we lead, and small our patch of earth.

Mark how fleeting and paltry is the estate of man - yesterday in embryo, tomorrow a mummy or ashes. So for the hairsbreadth of time assigned to thee, live rationally, and part with life cheerfully, as drops the ripe olive, extolling the season that bore it and the tree that matured it.

This is the chief thing: be not perturbed, for all things are according to the nature of the universal.