"It is impossible for someone to dispel his fears about the most important matters if he doesn't know the nature of the universe but still suspects something of the stories told in myths. So that it is…"

"The wise man avoids pain, but does not seek pleasure."

"The just man is tranquil, the unjust man is full of the utmost turmoil."

"The flesh cries out to not be hungry, thirsty, or cold. Anyone who has these things, and good hope of keeping them, might rival even Zeus in happiness."

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