To study philosophy is nothing but to prepare one’s self to die.

Little by little old age renders the body less powerful.

All the arts, which have a tendency to raise man in the scale of being, have a certain common band of union, and are connected, if I may be allowed to say so, by blood-relationship with one another.

The gods attend to great matters, they neglect small ones.

A person who is wise does nothing against their will, nothing with sighing or under coercion.

Kindness is produced by kindness.

What then is freedom? The power to live as one wishes.