"We must, therefore, be careful how we choose our pleasures, and how we avoid our pains."

"He who is not satisfied with a little is satisfied with nothing."

"A free man cannot acquire many possessions, because this is difficult to do without serving either crowds or kings."

"The time when we are best able to enjoy ourselves is when we have least need of enjoyment."

"It is better to be unfortunate in a reasonable manner than to be fortunate in an unreasonable one."