Those who tell the young man to live well and the old man to die well is nothing but a fool, not only for what life has in happiness to both young and old, but also for one must be careful in live honestly as well as die honestly.
If you would enjoy real freedom, you must be the slave of Philosophy.
Many friends are the key to happiness
Tranquil pleasure constitutes human beings' supreme good
If you wish to make Pythocles rich, do not add to his store of money, but subtract from his desires.
No pleasure is evil in itself; but the means by which certain pleasures are gained bring pains many times greater than the pleasures.
If thou wilt make a man happy, add not unto his riches but take away from his desires.
Of all the means to insure happiness throughout the whole life, by far the most important is the acquisition of friends.
It is impossible to live a pleasant life without living wisely and well and justly. And it is impossible to live wisely and well and justly without living a pleasant life.