Respect the gods, but have as little to do with them as possible.
The beginning of wisdom is to call things by their proper name.
Heaven begat Virtue in me; what can man do unto me?
How should I know anything about another world when I know so little of this?
While you are not able to serve men, how can you serve spirits of the dead...While you do not know life, how can you know about death
A gentleman considers what is right; the vulgar consider what will pay.