If You Wish To Make Pythocles Rich,

No Pleasure Is Evil In Itself; But The Means By Which Certain Pleasures Are Gained Bring Pains Many Times Greater Than The Pleasures.

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

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 Man Least Dependent Upon The Morrow Goes To Meet The Morrow Most Cheerfully.

When Someone Admits One And Rejects Another Which Is Equally In Accordance With The Appearances, It Is Clear That He Has Quitted All Physical Explanation And Descended Into Myth.