Atheism shows strength of mind, but only to a certain degree.
The struggle alone pleases us, not the victory.
Extremes are for us as if they were not, and as if we were not in regard to them; they escape from us, or we from them.
Man's greatness lies in his power of thought.
All mankind's troubles are caused by one single thing, which is their inability to sit quietly.
Passion cannot be beautiful without excess; one either loves too much or not enough.