For when is death not within our selves? And as Heracleitus says: “Living and dead are the same, and so are awake and asleep, young and old. The former when shifted are the latter, and again the latter when shifted are the former."

Many who have learned from Hesiod the countless names of gods and monsters never understand that night and day are one

The best people renounce all for one goal, the eternal fame of mortals; but most people stuff themselves like cattle.

The most beautiful ape is ugly when compared to a human. The wisest human will seem like an ape when compared to a god with respect to wisdom, beauty, and everything else.

War is the father and king of all.

Even sleepers are workers and collaborators on what goes on in the universe.

Good character is not formed in a week or a month. It is created little by little, day by day. Protracted and patient effort is needed to develop good character.