The art of life lies in taking pleasures as they pass, and the keenest pleasures are not intellectual, nor are they always moral.Collection: Art
It is not abstinence from pleasures that is best, but mastery over them without being worsted.Collection: Mastery
You can best reward a liar by believing nothing of what he says.Collection: Liars
Native ability without education is like a tree without fruit.Collection: Education
The vice lies not in entering the bordello but in not coming out.Collection: Lying
Good cheer is no hindrance to a good life.Collection: Cheer
If extravagance were a fault, it would not have a place in the festivals of the gods.Collection: Extravagance
Those that study particular sciences, and neglect philosophy, are like Penelope's wooers, that make love to the waiting women.Collection: Philosophy