There is also a limit in simple living, and he who fails to understand this falls into an error as great as that of the man who gives way to extravagance. We should welcome praise from others if it comes unsought, but we should be concerned with healing ourselves. It is pointless for a man to pray to the gods for that which he has the power to obtain by himself. We show our feeling for our friends' suffering, not with laments, but with thoughtful concern. Should such a life happen to achieve great wealth, this too it can share so as to gain the good will of one's neighbors.
Nothing is enough to someone for whom what is enough is little.
The thankless nature of the soul makes the creature endlessly greedy for variations in its lifestyle. Do nothing in your life that will cause you to fear if it is discovered by your neighbor. There is no advantage to obtaining protection from other men so long as we are alarmed by events above or below the earth or in general by whatever happens in the boundless universe. That we have suffered certain bodily pains aids us in preventing others like them. In a philosophical dispute, he gains most who is defeated, since he learns the most.