An opinion, though it is original, does not necessarily differ from the accepted opinion; the important thing is that it does not try to conform to it.

God depends on us. It is through us that God is achieved.

Man's responsibility increases as that of the gods decreases.

Chastity more rarely follows fear, or a resolution, or a vow, than it is the mere effect of lack of appetite and, sometimes even, of distaste.

It is now, and in this world, that we must live.

An unprejudiced mind is probably the rarest thing in the world; to nonprejudice I attach the greatest value.

Not everyone can be an orphan.