"The wise man does not deprecate life nor does he fear the end of life."

"The greatest good is prudence; it is even more precious than philosophy itself."

"The man who says that all things happen of necessity cannot criticize one who says that not all things happen of necessity."

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

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