Some die too young, some die too old; the precept sounds strange, but die at the right age.

Women are considered deep - why? Because one can never discover any bottom to them. Women are not even shallow.

Resistance - that is the distinction of the slave. Let your distinction be obedience. Let your commanding itself be obeying!

Thus strength is afforded by good and thorough customs, thus is learnt the subjection of the individual, and strenuousness of character becomes a birth gift and afterwards is fostered as a habit.

Young people love what is interesting and odd, no matter how true or false it is. More mature minds love what is interesting and odd about truth. Fully mature intellects, finally, love truth, even when it appears plain and simple, boring to the ordinary person; for they have noticed that truth tends to reveal its highest wisdom in the guise of simplicity.

Some die too young, some die too old; the precept sounds strange, but die at the right age.

There was at all events one advantage in the choice of this day to my birth; my birthday throughout the whole of my childhood was a day of public rejoicing.