Is He Able, But Not Willing? Then

We Begin Every Act Of Choice And Avoidance From Pleasure, And It Is To Pleasure That We Return Using Our Experience Of Pleasure As The Criterion Of Every Good Thing.

Happiness Is Man's Greatest Aim In Life. Tranquility And Rationality Are The Cornerstones Of Happiness.

Death Is Nothing To Us: For After Our Bodies Have Been Dissolved By Death They Are Without Sensation, And That Which Lacks Sensation Is Nothing To Us. And Therefore A Right Understanding Of Death Makes Mortality Enjoyable, Not Because It Adds To An Infinite Span Of Time, But Because It Takes Away The Craving For Immortality.

The Wise Man Who Has Become Accustomed To Necessities Knows Better How To Share With Others Than How To Take From Them, So Great A Treasure Of Self-sufficiency Has He Found.

Let No Young Man Delay The Study Of Philosophy, And Let No Old Man Become Weary Of It; For It Is Never Too Early Nor Too Late To Care For The Well-being Of The Soul.