“Of all the things which wisdom acquires to produce the blessedness of the complete life, for the greatest is the possession of friendship.”

“The noble man is chiefly concerned with wisdom and friendship; of these, the former is a mortal good, the latter and immortal one.”

“All friendship is desirable in itself, though it starts from the need of help”

“Misfortune seldom intrudes upon the wise man; his greatest and highest interests are directed by reason throughout the course of life.”

“We must, therefore, pursue the things that make for happiness, seeing that when happiness is present, we have everything; but when it is absent, we do everything to possess it.”

“We must exercise ourselves in thte things which bring happiness, since, if that be present, we have everything, and if that be absent, all our actions are directed toward attaining it.”

“Of all the means to insure happiness throughout the whole life, by far the most important is the acquisition of friends.”