Epicurus had rage and envy of Plato's superior style.

The secret of realizing the greatest fruitfulness and the greatest enjoyment of existence is: to live dangerously! Build your cities on the slopes of Vesuvius! Send your ships out into uncharted seas! Live in conflict with your equals and with yourselves! Be robbers and ravagers as soon as you ca not be rulers and owners, you men of knowledge! The time will soon past when you could be content to live concealed int he woods like timid deer!

Only you must have worthy foes hate, but not enemies worthy of contempt. You must be proud of your enemy.

This tremendous event is still on its way, still wandering; it has not yet reached the ears of men. Lightning and thunder require time; the light on the stars requires time; deeds though done, still require time to be seen and heard. This deed is still more distant from them than the most distant stars - and yet they have done it themselves.

Truth is only an illusion we have forgotten is an illusion.

The most dangerous physicians are those born actors who imitate born physicians with a perfectly deceptive guile.

Show me that you are redeemed, and I will believe in your Redeemer.