Man is more ape than many of the apes.

Light for some time to come will have to be called darkness.

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

Talking much about oneself can also be a means to conceal oneself.

Who can attain to anything great if he does not feel in himself the force and will to inflict great pain?

The belief in authority is the source of conscience; which is therefore not the voice of God in the heart of man, but the voice of some men in man.

Happiness is a fata morgana. the only way to not end up unhappy is to not long for happiness.