What was formerly merely sickly now becomes indecent : it is indecent to be a Christian today.

And if a man goes through fire for his doctrine - what does that prove? Verily, it is more if your own doctrine comes out of your own fire.

Human life is inexplicable, and still without meaning: a fool may decide its fate.

Distrust all in whom the impulse to punish is powerful.

Every living body continuously eliminates feces, it rejects what is not serviceable to the assimilating organism: what man despises, what arouses his disgust, what he calls evil, are excrements.

As a human being Plato mingles regal, exclusive, and self-contained features with melancholy compassion.

One must have all the virtues to sleep well. Shall I bear false witness? Shall I commit adultery? Shall I covet my neighbor's maid? All that would go ill with good sleep.