Wealth Consists Not In Having Great Possessions,

No Living Being Is Held By Anything So Strongly As Its Own Needs.

Who Is Not Attracted By Bright And Pleasant Children, To Prattle, To Creep, And To Play With Them?

Know, First, Who You Are, And Then Adorn Yourself Accordingly.

Never In Any Case Say I Have Lost Such A Thing, But I Have Returned It. Is Your Child Dead? It Is A Return. Is Your Wife Dead? It Is A Return. Are You Deprived Of Your Estate? Is Not This Also A Return?

What Is It To Be A Philosopher? Is It Not To Be Prepared Against Events?