Death, therefore, the most awful of evils, is nothing to us, seeing that, when we are, death is not come, and, when death is come, we are not.

If you wish to make Pythocles rich, do not add to his store of money, but subtract from his desires.

Don't fear the gods,Don't worry about death;What is good is easy to get, andWhat is terrible is easy to endure.

Never say that I have taken it, only that I have given it back.

He who is not satisfied with a little is satisfied with nothing.

The wealth required by nature is limited and is easy to procure; but the wealth required by vain ideals extends to infinity.

Empty is the argument of the philosopher which does not relieve any human suffering.

He who says either that the time for philosophy has not yet come or that it has passed is like someone who says that the time for happiness has not yet come or that it has passed.

The wise man who has become accustomed to necessities knows better how to share with others than how to take from them, so great a treasure of self-sufficiency has he found.