“Death is nothing to us. When we exist, death is not; and when death exists, we are not. All sensation and consciousness ends with death and therefore in death there is neither pleasure nor pain. The fear of death arises from the belief that in death, there is awareness.”

We must, therefore, pursue the things that make for happiness, seeing that when happiness is present, we have everything; but when it is absent, we do everything to possess it.

It is folly for a man to pray to the gods for that which he has the power to obtain by himself.

It is possible to provide security against other ills, but as far as death is concerned, we men live in a city without walls.

Not what we have But what we enjoy, constitutes our abundance.

Contented poverty is an honorable estate.

He who least needs tomorrow, will most gladly greet tomorrow.

The most important consequence of self-sufficiency is freedom.

Pleasure is the beginning and the end of living happily.

The most important consequence of self-sufficiency is freedom.

If you wish to make Pythocles rich, do not add to his store of money, but subtract from his desires.

Nothing is enough for the man to whom enough is too little.

Nothing is enough for the man to whom enough is too little.

Misfortune seldom intrudes upon the wise man; his greatest and highest interests are directed by reason throughout the course of life.

Be moderate in order to taste the joys of life in abundance.

Death is nothing to us, because a body that has been dispersed into elements experiences no sensations, and the absence of sensation is nothing to us.

He who has peace of mind disturbs neither himself nor another.

We’re highly social animals – I’m told by scientists that what makes us different from other animals is an acute social awareness, which is what has made us so successful.

The ways of fear, and the new awareness, the ways of love.

The history of human consciousness is marked by the battle between the old awareness.

It is simple awareness devoid of movement to and fro, of past and future, within and without, merit and harm.

You will have a steady awareness within yourself.

The first step towards healing is reflection. From reflection comes awareness, and from awareness we must move towards acceptance. From acceptance, we can take action. And in action comes healing.

It really moved the dial politically. That’s what is needed in the women’s movement – a strategy that can drive awareness and culture change.

Awareness isn’t something we own; awareness isn’t something we possess. Awareness is actually what we are.