We think there is color, we think there is sweet, we think there is bitter, but in reality there are atoms and a void.

The wise man’s home is the universe.

To speak but little becomes a woman; and she is best adorned who is in plain attire.

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

Sexual intercourse is a slight attack of apoplexy.

Fortune provides a man's table with luxuries, virtue with only a frugal meal.

It is hard to fight desire; but to control it is the sign of a reasonable man.