Ignorance plays the chief part among men, and the multitude of words.

Pythagoras used to say that he had received as a gift from Mercury the perpetual transmigration of his soul, so that it was constantly transmigrating and passing into all sorts of plants or animals.

One of the sophisms of Chrysippus was, "If you have not lost a thing, you have it.

One of the sayings of Diogenes was that most men were within a finger's breadth of being mad; for if a man walked with his middle finger pointing out, folks would think him mad, but not so if it were his forefinger.

When Thales was asked what was difficult, he said, To know one's self. And what was easy, To advise another.

Thales said there was no difference between life and death. Why, then, said some one to him, do not you die? Because, said he, it does make no difference.

Sacrifice to the Graces.