Death does not concern us, because as long as we exist, death is not here. And when it does come, we no longer exist. |
Death is nothing to us, since when we are, death has not come, and when death has come, we are not |
Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for. |
Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for. |
Freedom is the greatest fruit of self-sufficiency |
I have never wished to cater to the crowd; for what I know they do not approve, and what they approve I do not know. |
I never desired to please the rabble. What pleased them, I did not learn; and what I knew was far removed from their understanding. |
If God listened to the prayers of men, all men would quickly have perished: for they are forever praying for evil against one another. |
If the gods listened to the prayers of men, all humankind would quickly perish since they constantly pray for many evils to befall one another |
If thou wilt make a man happy, add not unto his riches but take away from his desires. |
Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is not omnipotent. Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent. Is he both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil? Is he neither able nor willing? Then why call him God? |
It is better for you to be free of fear lying upon a pallet,than to have a golden couch and a rich table and be full of trouble. |
It is folly for a man to pray to the gods for that which he has the power to obtain by himself. |
It is folly for a man to pray to the gods for that which he has the power to obtain by himself. |
It is impossible to live a pleasant life without living wisely and well and justly. And it is impossible to live wisely and well and justly without living a pleasant life. |