Misfortune seldom intrudes upon the wise man; his greatest and highest interests are directed by reason throughout the course of life.
It is possible to provide security against other ills, but as far as death is concerned, we men live in a city without walls.
I never desired to please the rabble. What pleased them, I did not learn; and what I knew was far removed from their understanding.
I have never wished to cater to the crowd; for what I know they do not approve, and what they approve I do not know.
Death does not concern us, because as long as we exist, death is not here. And when it does come, we no longer exist.