To become self-educated you should condemn yourself for all those things that you would criticize others.

Fools! You think of "god" as a sentient being. God is the word used to represent a force. This force created nothing, it just helps things along. It does not answer prayers, although it may make you think of a way to solve a problem. It has the power to influence you, but not decide for you.

Aren't you ashamed, you who walk backward along the whole path of existence, and blame me for walking backward along the path of the promenade?

I am not an Athenian or a Greek, but a citizen of the world.

The Sun visits cesspools without being defiled.

If your cloak was a gift, I appreciate it; if it was a loan, I'm not through with it yet.

There is only a finger's difference between a wise man and a fool.