Protagoras did not know if the gods exist, but he held in any case they ought to be worshiped. Philosophy, according to him, had nothing edifying to teach, and for the survival of morals we must rely upon the thoughtlessness of the majority and their willingness to believe what they had been taught.

Politics is largely governed by sententious platitudes which are devoid of truth

A happy life must be to a great extent a quiet life, for it is only in an atmosphere of quiet that true joy dare live.

The legacy of Greece to Western philosophy is Western philosophy.

Unfortunately, however, power is sweet, and the man who in the beginning seeks power merely in order to have scope for his benevolence is likely, before long, to love the power for its own sake.

The opinions that are held with passion are always those for which no good ground exists; indeed the passion is the measure of the holders lack of rational conviction. Opinions in politics and religion are almost always held passionately.

The newspapers at one time said that I was dead but after carefully examining the evidence I came to the conclusion that this statement was false.