"It is better to be unfortunate in a reasonable manner than to be fortunate in an unreasonable one."

"The beginning and the root of all good is the pleasure of the stomach; even wisdom and culture must be referred to this."

"The man who best knows how to meet external threats makes into one family all the creatures he can."

"We should heal our misfortunes by the recollection of our past joys and by the acknowledgment that it is impossible to undo what has been done."

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