إذا كان الألم حادا فإنه سريع الزوال ، و إذا كان بطيء الزوال فإنه غير قاسي

“The art of living well and the art of dying well are one.”

“If the gods listened to the prayers of men, all humankind would quickly perish …”

“Death, therefore, the most awful of evils, is nothing to us, seeing that, when …”

“При всяко желание си поставяй следните въпроси: какво ще стане, ако пожеланото …”