The Knowledge Of Sin Is

He Who Needs Riches Least, Enjoys Riches Most.

In A Philosophical Dispute, He Gains Most Who Is Defeated, Since He Learns Most.

We Begin Every Act Of Choice And Avoidance From Pleasure, And It Is To Pleasure That We Return Using Our Experience Of Pleasure As The Criterion Of Every Good Thing.

The Pleasant Life Is Not Produced By Continual Drinking And Dancing, Nor Sexual Intercourse, Nor Rare Dishes Of Sea Food And Other Delicacies Of A Luxurious Table. On The Contrary, It Is Produced By Sober Reasoning Which Examines The Motives For Every Choice And Avoidance, Driving Away Beliefs Which Are The Source Of Mental Disturbances.

We Ought To Be Thankful To Nature For Having Made Those Things Which Are Necessary Easy To Be Discovered; While Other Things That Are Difficult To Be Known Are Not Necessary.