"When we are young, we should not hesitate to philosophize, and when we are old, we should not grow tired of philosophizing. For no one is too young or too old to attain health of the soul."

"Death is nothing to us; for that which has been dissolved into its elements experiences no sensation, and that which has no sensation is nothing to us."

"I have never wished to cater to the crowd; for what I know they do not approve, and what they approve I do not know."

"The wise man counts it a greater advantage to be content with little than to be rich."

"The pleasure of the soul is superior to that of the body."