"We must laugh and philosophize at the same time."

"The man who best knows how to meet external threats makes into one family all the creatures he can."

"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."

"No pleasure is a bad thing in itself; but the means by which certain pleasures are gained bring troubles many times greater than the pleasures."

"The time when we are best able to enjoy ourselves is when we have least need of enjoyment."