Pleasure Is The First Good. It Is

The Greater The Difficulty The More Glory In Surmounting It, And The Loss Of False Joys Secures To Us A Much Better Possession Of Real Ones.

All Friendship Is Desirable In Itself, Though It Starts From The Need Of Help

It Is Impossible For Someone To Dispel His Fears About The Most Important Matters If He Doesn't Know The Nature Of The Universe But Still Gives Some Credence To Myths. So Without The Study Of Nature There Is No Enjoyment Of Pure Pleasure.

If Death Causes You No Pain When You're Dead, It Is Foolish To Allow The Fear Of It To Cause You Pain Now.

Fortune Seldom Troubles The Wise Man. Reason Has Controlled His Greatest And Most Important Affairs, Controls Them Throughout His Life, And Will Continue To Control Them.