The sacrifice of Diogenes to all the gods.
Of what use is a philosopher who doesn't hurt anybody's feelings?
In a rich man's house there is no place to spit but his face.
Aristotle was once asked what those who tell lies gain by it. Said he - That when they speak truth they are not believed.
Even if I am but a pretender to wisdom, that in itself is philosophy.
We come into the world alone and we die alone. Why, in life, should we be any less alone?