Suddenly there were people who came to realize that there must be some things that must be done about the natural environment,

Worthless people live only to eat and drink; people of worth eat and drink only to live.

I only wish that ordinary people had an unlimited capacity for doing harm; then they might have an unlimited power for doing good.

Ordinary people seem not to realize that those who really apply themselves in the right way to philosophy are directly and of their own accord preparing themselves for dying and death.

If all misfortunes were laid in one common heap whence everyone must take an equal portion, most people would be contented to take their own and depart.

No evil can happen to a good man, either in life or after death. He and his are not neglected by the gods.