He that lives alone lives in danger; society avoids many dangers.

The act of dying is one of the acts of life.

To understand the true quality of people, you must look into their minds, and examine their pursuits and aversions.

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.

Whenever you are about to find fault with someone, ask yourself the following question: What fault of mine most nearly resembles the one I am about to criticize?

He who follows reason in all things is both tranquil and active at the same time, and also cheerful and collected.

Everything is mere opinion.