"It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor."

"The just man is tranquil, the unjust man is full of the utmost turmoil."

"Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for."

"The wise man is happy even in torture."

"It is better to lie on a humble pallet and be free from care than to own a golden bed and be full of trouble."