Epicurus
“He is richest who is content with least; for contentment is the wealth of nature.”
“The misfortune of the wise is better than the prosperity of the fool.”
“We should look for someone to eat and drink with before looking for something to eat and drink.”
“Natural wealth is limited and easy to acquire; but wealth of vain fancies is insatiable.”
“He who understands the limits of life knows how easy it is to procure enough to remove pain.”
“The blessed and immortal is itself free from trouble, nor does it cause trouble for others.”
“We must exercise ourselves in the things which bring happiness; since, if that be present, we have everything.”
“No pleasure is in itself evil; but the things which produce certain pleasures entail annoyances many times greater than the pleasures themselves.”
“Self-sufficiency is the greatest of all wealth.”
“Don't fear god; don't worry about death; what is good is easy to get; and what is terrible is easy to endure.”
“He who forgets the good things he has is made old that very day.”
“Vain is the word of a philosopher by whom no human suffering is healed.”
“We must consider both the ultimate end and the evidence of the senses.”
“He is richest who is content with least; for contentment is the wealth of nature.”
“Necessity is an evil, but there is no necessity to live under the rule of necessity.”
“The laws exist for the sake of the wise, not that they may not do wrong, but that they may not be wronged.”
“The beginning and root of all good is the pleasure of the stomach.”
“The wise man shows gratitude, and constantly speaks well of his friends.”
“It is vain to ask of the gods what one is capable of supplying for oneself.”
“We do not so much need the help of our friends as the confidence of their help.”