"The prudent man seeks not pleasure, but freedom from pain."

"The wise man is not afraid of death; indeed, he welcomes it as a release from the bondage of the body."

"The beginning and root of all good is the pleasure of the stomach."

"It is better to be unfortunate in a reasonable manner than to be fortunate in an unreasonable one."

"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."