Extreme positions are not succeeded by moderate ones but by extreme positions of the opposite kind.

if a person wishes to achieve peace of mind and happiness then they should acquire faith, but if they want to be a disciple of truth, which can be "frightening and ugly,” then they need to search.

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.

To live alone one must be a beast or a god, says Aristotle. Leaving out the third case: one must be both - a philosopher.

The last Christian died on a cross.

Even the most beautiful scenery is no longer assured of our love after we have lived in it for three months, and some distant coast attracts our avarice: possessions are generally diminished by possession.

Marriage: that I call the will of two to create the one who is more than those who created it.