When a man's life is over, it remains true that he was one sort of man and not another. A man who understands himself under the form of eternity knows the quality that eternally belongs to him, and knows that he cannot wholly die, even if he would, for when the movement of his life is over, the truth of his life remains.

Fear first created the gods.

Time is like an enterprising manager always bent on staging some new and surprising production, without knowing very well what it will be.

If all art aspires to the condition of music, all the sciences aspire to the condition of mathematics.

A friend's only gift is himself.

Philosophers are very severe towards other philosophers because they expect too much.

Do not have evil-doers for friends, do not have low people for friends: have virtuous people for friends, have for friends the best of men.