Soon you will have forgotten the world, and soon the world will have forgotten you. Book VII

As it is pleasant to see the sea from the land, so it is pleasant for him who has escaped from troubles to think of them. Fragment

He who is a philosopher or lover of learning, and is entirely pure at departing, is alone permitted to reach the gods. And this is the reason, Simmias and Cebes, why the true votaries of philosophy abstain from all fleshly lusts, and endure and refuse to give themselves up to them—not because they fear poverty or ruin of their families, like the lovers of money, and the world in general; nor like the lovers of power and honor, because they dread the dishonor or disgrace of evil deeds. The Trials Of Socrates

“Merely to be alone, not to be beaten or questioned, to have enough to eat, and to be clean all over, was completely satisfying.” 1984