Nothing is more hateful to wisdom than to much cunning.
Death is sometimes a punishment, often a gift; to many it has been a favor.
After death there is nothing.
The poor are not the people with less, which is less desirable
Straightforwardness and simplicity are in keeping with goodness. The things that are essential are acquired with little bother; it is the luxuries that call for toil and effort. To want simply what is enough nowadays suggests to people primitiveness and squalor.
In the meantime, cling tooth and nail to the following rule: not to give in to adversity, not to trust prosperity, and always take full note of fortune's habit of behaving just as she pleases.