"We must therefore pursue the things that make for happiness, seeing that when happiness is present, we have everything; but when it is absent, we do everything to possess it."

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

"When we are young, we should not hesitate to philosophize, and when we are old, we should not grow tired of philosophizing. For no one is too young or too old to attain health of the soul."

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

"It is better to be unhappy in a rational way than happy in an irrational way."