The Summit Of Pleasure Is The Elimination

The Wise Man Thinks Of Fame Just Enough To Avoid Being Despised.

Pleasure Is The First Good. It Is The Beginning Of Every Choice And Every Aversion. It Is The Absence Of Pain In The Body And Of Troubles In The Soul.

For A Wrongdoer To Be Undetected Is Difficult; And For Him To Have Confidence That His Concealment Will Continue Is Impossible.

A Strong Belief In Fate Is The Worst Kind Of Slavery; On The Other Hand, There Is A Comfort In The Thought That God Will Be Moved By Our Prayers.

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.