Like Brick Top, I defer to Jeremy Bentham and John Stewart Mill, both advancers of Utilitarianism.
1) March to the beat of your own drum and distance thyself from the ignorance of the sheeple masses
2) Maximize your own happiness to the utmost extent possible (Joie de Vivre (Joy of Living) / If it feels good, DO IT!)
3) Laissez les Bons Temps Rouler
Being that herbal medicine has the effect of increasing personal happiness by reducing pain and increasing innumerable pleasurable experiences/sensations, the summation of my philosophy would be:
Smoke a bowl and enjoy life!
I also like Machiavelli in The Prince: A prince cannot observe all those things for which men are esteemed, often forced to act contrary to Faith, Friendship, Humanity, and Religion. But a prince ought to take care that he never lets anything slip from his lips that is not replete with the above-named five qualities, that he may appear to those who see and hear him altogether Merciful, Faithful, Humane, Upright, and Religious.
I think Machiavellian principles should be applied to your life in measured doses, just for the sake of reducing your exposure to the above-named Sheeple Masses. Just my two cents.