If thou wilt make a man happy, add not unto his riches but take away from his desires.

Of all the means to insure happiness throughout the whole life, by far the most important is the acquisition of friends.

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

27. Of all the means which are procured by wisdom to ensure happiness throughout the whole of life, by far the most important is the acquisition of firends.

It is impossible to live a pleasant life without living wisely and well and justly. And it is impossible to live wisely and well and justly without living a pleasant life.

If you would enjoy real freedom, you must be the slave of Philosophy.

Tranquil pleasure constitutes human beings' supreme good

No pleasure is evil in itself; but the means by which certain pleasures are gained bring pains many times greater than the pleasures.