It is not abstinence from pleasures that is best, but mastery over them without being worsted.
The art of life lies in taking pleasures as they pass, and the keenest pleasures are not intellectual, nor are they always moral.
Native ability without education is like a tree without fruit.
You can best reward a liar by believing nothing of what he says.
The vice lies not in entering the bordello but in not coming out.
Good cheer is no hindrance to a good life.
If extravagance were a fault, it would not have a place in the festivals of the gods.
Those that study particular sciences, and neglect philosophy, are like Penelope's wooers, that make love to the waiting women.
