"It is impossible for someone to dispel his fears about the most important matters if he does not understand the nature of the universe but still gives some credence to myths. So that without the study…"

"Death is nothing to us; for that which has been dissolved into its elements experiences no sensation, and that which has no sensation is nothing to us."

"The end of all our actions is to be free from pain and fear."

"A free life cannot acquire many possessions, because this is no easy thing to do without servility to mobs or monarchs."

"To be happy, we must take care of our bodies and our souls."