Death, therefore, the most awful of evils, is nothing to us,... - Epicurus

"Death, therefore, the most awful of evils, is nothing to us, seeing that, when we are, death is not come, and, when death is come, we are not."

"The wealth required by nature is limited and is easy to procure; but the wealth required by vain ideals extends to infinity."

"Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for."

"He who is not satisfied with a little, is satisfied with nothing ."

"If you wish to make Pythocles rich, do not add to his store of money, but subtract from his desires."