According to convention there is a sweet and a bitter, a hot and a cold, and according to convention, there is an order. In truth, there are atoms and a void.

Men should strive to think much and know little.

The brave man is not only he who overcomes the enemy, but he who is stronger than pleasures.

Word is a shadow of a deed.

Everywhere man blames nature and fate yet his fate is mostly but the echo of his character and passion, his mistakes and his weaknesses.

We know nothing in reality; for truth lies in an abyss.

Throw moderation to the winds, and the greatest pleasures bring the greatest pains.