"It is better to lie on a humble pallet and be free from care than to own a golden bed and be full of trouble."

"The art of living well and the art of dying well are one."

"We should look for someone to eat and drink with before looking for something to eat and drink."

"Of all the means which wisdom acquires to ensure happiness throughout the whole of life, by far the most important is the possession of friends."

"The greatest good is the knowledge of the nature of things."