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

"We should not believe in fate, but in our own free will."

"It is better to lie on a humble pallet and be free from care than to own a golden bed and be full of trouble."

"No pleasure is a bad thing in itself; but the means by which certain pleasures are gained bring troubles many times greater than the pleasures."

"The wise man is not perturbed by the most disturbing things."