earth, and in short, all those in the
- “Irresistible power and great wealth may, up to a certain point, give us security as far as men are concerned; but the security of men in general depends upon the tranquillity of their souls, and their freedom from ambition.
- “The riches of nature are defined and easily procurable; but vain desires are insatiable.
- “The wise man is but little favoured by fortune; but his reason procures him the greatest and most valuable goods, and these he does enjoy, and will enjoy the whole of his life.
- “The just man is the freest of all men from disquietude; but the unjust man is a perpetual prey to it.
- “Pleasure in the flesh is not increased, when once the pain arising from want is removed; it is only diversified.
- “The most perfect happiness of the soul depends on these reflections, and on opinions of a similar character on all those questions which cause the greatest alarm to the mind.
- “Infinite and finite time both