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"The wretched body, the chain and prison of the soul, is tossed hither and thither; upon it punishment and pillage and disease wreak havoc: but the soul itself is holy and eternal, and it cannot be assailed with violence."

"So the man who restrains himself within the bounds set by nature will not notice poverty; the man who exceeds these bound will be pursued by poverty however rich he is." -- "Money in no way concerns the mind any more than it concerns the gods."

“They vomit in order to eat, and eat in order to vomit, and banquets for which they ransacked the whole world they do not even deign to digest.”

“So, eager and upright, let us hasten with bold steps wherever circumstances take us, and let us journey through any counties whatever: there can be no place of exile within the world since nothing within the world is alien to men.”

“Whatever is best for a human being lies outside human control: it can be neither given nor taken away.”