To Be Rich Is Not The End,

If The Gods Have The Will To Remove Evil And Cannot, Then They Are Not All-powerful. If They Are Neither Able Nor Willing, They Are Neither All-powerful Or Benevolent. If They Are Both Able And Willing To Annihilate Evil, Why Does It Exist?

Earthquakes May Be Brought About Because Wind Is Caught Up In The Earth, So The Earth Is Dislocated In Small Masses And Is Continually Shaken, And That Causes It To Sway.

We Begin Every Act Of Choice And Avoidance From Pleasure, And It Is To Pleasure That We Return Using Our Experience Of Pleasure As The Criterion Of Every Good Thing.

There Is No Such Thing As Justice In The Abstract; It Is Merely A Compact Between Men In Their Various Relations With Each Other, In Whatever Circumstances They May Be, That They Will Neither Injure Nor Be Injured.

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.