So it is more useful to watch a man in times of peril, and in adversity to discern what kind of man he is; for then at last words of truth are drawn from the depths of his heart, and the mask is torn off, reality remains.

So potent was religion in persuading to evil deeds.

The gods and their tranquil abodes appear, which no winds disturb, nor clouds bedew with showers, nor does the white snow, hardened by frost, annoy them; the heaven, always pure, is without clouds, and smiles with pleasant light diffused.

Sweet it is, when on the high seas the winds are lashing the waters, to gaze from the land on another's struggles.

How many evils have flowed from religion.

The greatest wealth is to live content with little, for there is never want where the mind is satisfied.

The body searches for that which has injured the mind with love.