I Spit Upon Luxurious Pleasures, Not For

Necessity Is An Evil; But There Is No Necessity For Continuing To Live Subject To Necessity.

The Art Of Living Well And The Art Of Dying Well Are One.

Misfortune Seldom Intrudes Upon The Wise Man; His Greatest And Highest Interests Are Directed By Reason Throughout The Course Of Life.

When We Say That Pleasure Is The End, We Do Not Mean The Pleasure Of The Profligate Or That Which Depends On Physical Enjoyment--as Some Think Who Do Not Understand Our Teachings, Disagree With Them, Or Give Them An Evil Interpretation--but By Pleasure We Mean The State Wherein The Body Is Free From Pain And The Mind From Anxiety.

Justice Is A Contract Of Expediency, Entered Upon To Prevent Men Harming Or Being Harmed.