Being Happy Is Knowing How To Be

He Who Says Either That The Time For Philosophy Has Not Yet Come Or That It Has Passed Is Like Someone Who Says That The Time For Happiness Has Not Yet Come Or That It Has Passed.

The Acquisition Of Riches Has Been For Many Men, Not An End, But A Change, Of Troubles.

Luxurious Food And Drinks, In No Way Protect You From Harm. Wealth Beyond What Is Natural, Is No More Use Than An Overflowing Container. Real Value Is Not Generated By Theaters, And Baths, Perfumes Or Ointments, But By Philosophy.

If God Listened To The Prayers Of Men, All Men Would Quickly Have Perished: For They Are Forever Praying For Evil Against One Another.

A Beneficent Person Is Like A Fountain Watering The Earth, And Spreading Fertility; It Is, Therefore, More Delightful To Give Than To Receive.