It concerns us to know the purposes we seek in life, for then, like archers aiming at a definite mark, we shall be more likely to attain what we want.
Happiness is the highest good
It is possible to fail in many ways . . . while to succeed is possible only in one way (for which reason also one is easy and the other difficult - to miss the mark easy, to hit it difficult).
Happiness may be defined as good fortune joined to virtue, or a independence, or as a life that is both agreeable and secure.
In poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are a sure refuge.
Choice not chance determines your destiny [my family motto...credited to Aristotle]
Hope is like a dream you have while you're awake.
Happiness is essentially perfect; so that the happy man requires in addition the goods of the body, external goods and the gifts of fortune, in order that his activity may not be impeded through lack of them.
The true value of life comes from being aware and thinking deeply, not just surviving.
It's best to leave life like a guest leaving a feast, neither wanting more nor having had too much.
