The art of living well and the art of dying well are one.
It is folly for a man to pray to the gods for that which he has the power to obtain by himself.
It is impossible to live a pleasant life without living wisely and well and justly. And it is impossible to live wisely and well and justly without living a pleasant life.
If God listened to the prayers of men, all men would quickly have perished: for they are forever praying for evil against one another.