Every word that is unnecessary only pours over the side of a brimming mind.
Whatever befalls in accordance with nature should be accounted good.
Friendship is nothing else than an accord in all things, human and divine, conjoined with mutual goodwill and affection.
The thirst of desire is never filled, nor fully satisfied.
We cannot employ the mind to advantage when we are filled with excessive food and drink.
The searching-out and thorough investigation of truth ought to be the primary study of man.