Almost nothing material is needed for a happy life, for he who has understood existence.

I know the gods exist. . . .—from having felt theirpower, over and ove

Human life. Duration: momentary. Nature: changeable. Perception: dim. Condition of Body: decaying. Soul: spinning around. Fortune: unpredictable. Lasting Fame: uncertain. Sum Up: The body and its parts are a river, the soul a dream and mist, life is warfare and a journey far from home, lasting reputation is oblivion.

Even while a thing is in the act of coming into existence, some part of it has already ceased to be.