Self-sufficiency Is The Greatest Of

A Beneficent Person Is Like A Fountain Watering The Earth, And Spreading Fertility; It Is, Therefore, More Delightful To Give Than To Receive.

The Noble Soul Occupies Itself With Wisdom And Friendship.

It Is Better For You To Be Free Of Fear Lying Upon A Pallet, Than To Have A Golden Couch And A Rich Table And Be Full Of Trouble.

It Is Vain To Ask Of The Gods What Man Is Capable Of Supplying For Himself.

My Garden Does Not Whet The Appetite; It Satisfies It. It Does Not Provoke Thirst Through Heedless Indulgence, But Slakes It By Proffering Its Natural Remedy. Amid Such Pleasures As These Have I Grown Old.