"The greatest good is to be free from pain."

"The pleasure of the stomach is the root and source of all good."

"The wealth required by nature is limited and is easy to procure; but the wealth required by vain ideals extends to infinity."

"It is folly for a man to pray to the gods for that which he has the power to obtain by himself."

"The wise man counts it a greater advantage to be content with little than to be rich."