Death is a release from the impressions of the senses, and from desires that make us their puppets, and from the vagaries of the mind, and from the hard service of the flesh.

No one loses any other life than the one he now lives, nor does one live any other life than that which he will lose.

He who eats my bread, does my will.

From the philosopher Catulus, never to be dismissive of a friend's accusation, even if it seems unreasonable, but to make every effort to restore the relationship to its normal condition.

Submit to the fate of your own free will.

Persuade me or prove to me that I am mistaken in thought or deed, and I will gladly change - for it is the truth I seek, and the truth never harmed anyone. Harm comes from persisting in error and clinging to ignorance.

A man should remove not only unnecessary acts, but also unnecessary thoughts, for then superfluous activity will not follow.