Epicurus

The most important element in security is friendship.

The study of nature does not create men who are boastful or fond of displaying their education, but rather men who are self-sufficient and proud of their own personal goods, not of those that depend on external circumstances.

The wise man will not be a politician, nor will he be a tyrant, nor will he be a demagogue.

We should remember that the future is not wholly ours, nor wholly not ours, so that we may neither expect it to be wholly ours, nor despair of it as wholly not ours.

The greatest good is to be free from pain in the body and from trouble in the mind.

The man who has learned to live contentedly with little is the man who is most truly rich.

The wise man will not punish the wicked, but will prevent them from doing evil.

The soul is a body of fine particles, distributed throughout the whole aggregate, and most resembling wind and heat.

The wise man will not believe in fate, but will believe that some things happen by necessity, some by chance, and some by our own agency.

The wise man will not fear the gods, for they are not concerned with human affairs.

The wise man will not be disturbed by the opinions of the multitude.

The wise man will not be a slave to his desires, but will master them.

The wise man will not be afraid of poverty, for he knows that it is not a bad thing.

The wise man will not be afraid of pain, for he knows that it is either short-lived or endurable.

The wise man will not be afraid of loneliness, for he knows that he can be happy by himself.

The wise man will not be afraid of old age, for he knows that it is a natural part of life.

The wise man will not be afraid of public opinion, for he knows that it is often wrong.