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.

There is no place in nature for extinction.

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.

Not they who reject the gods are profane, but those who accept them.

Look at a man in the midst of doubt & danger and you will learn in his hour of adversity what he really is.

Life is one long struggle in the dark.