Death does not concern us, because as long as we exist, death is not here. And when it does come, we no longer exist.

It is not the pretended but the real pursuit of philosophy that is needed for we do not need the appearance of good health but to enjoy it in truth.

With the Epicureans it was never science for the sake of science but always science for the sake of human happiness.

The art of living well and the art of dying well are one.

A free life cannot acquire many possessions, because this is not easy to do without servility to mobs or monarchs.

There is no such thing as justice in the abstract; it is merely a compact between men.

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.